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Welcome to Canterbury ...

Canterbury is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canterbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1812.

Canterbury is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canterbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canterbury: 302

Communities Also Named Canterbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Canterbury - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland (4), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canterbury.

Communities near Canterbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canterbury.

  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Denton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
  • Harrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Greensboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cheswold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canterbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canterbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canterbury. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canterbury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canterbury ...

Looking for more information about Canterbury? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Canterbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canterbury.

Adding Canterbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canterbury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canterbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canterbury post office opened in 1812.

We also found Canterbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canterbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canterbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/