Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canton Center had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton Center, with the one closest to Canton Center listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Simsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Canton is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
- New Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nepaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weatogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barkhamsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakersville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoskins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskins is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- West Granby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Torringford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Tariffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canton Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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