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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Canton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Canton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Canton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Canton was referred to as Canton Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Canton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canton.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Canton is located in Cherokee County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon & Pickens.

Below are the counties that are near Canton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canton:

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Canton)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Corbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Rydal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • White
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Funkhouser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Allatoona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Interchange Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • McCallie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Bartow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Noonday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Holly Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Logan Trace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Sturbridge Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Acworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennesaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Calumet Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Mars Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Shiloh West
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
  • Dawson County
  • DeKalb County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Cumming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Chestatee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Mountain Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Fields Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpharetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Union Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
    • Roswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Ocee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johns Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Montwicke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Whitestone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Yukon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Ellijay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rolston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Tickanetley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonoraville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Farmville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Gwinnett County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • Gaines Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Gay Lan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Murray County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Country Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • Forrister
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Pickens County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canton, see our County-by-County Page for Canton.

Cemeteries Near Canton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Canton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canton had a population of 659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 32,347 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canton.

Newspapers Published in Canton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Canton:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.