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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>

While we didn't find Canton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canton listed first.

  • Canton Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Simsbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Canton is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • Collinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Weatogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barkhamsted
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nepaug
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
  • West Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Avon is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
  • 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
  • Hoskins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoskins is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
  • Granby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winsted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Torringford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Torringford is located in Litchfield County
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  • Harwinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Whigville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Whigville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County
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  • East Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burrville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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