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 Canaan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Buckhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greshamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greshamville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshamville
- Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Bostwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Godfrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Godfrey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Carey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Farrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Newborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Social Circle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Machen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Aikenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
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 Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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