RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Cherokee County >> North CantonIndex...

Welcome to North Canton ...

North Canton is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Canton: N. Canton

North Canton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from North Canton, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for North Canton: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named North Canton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Canton - they are located in Connecticut and Ohio.

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

Websites for North Canton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Canton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near North Canton ...

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

  • Roswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennesaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Woodstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Acworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 North Canton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Canton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Canton. 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 North Canton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Canton. See our Newspapers Page for North Canton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Canton ...

Looking for more information about North Canton? 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 North Canton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Canton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Canton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the North Canton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the North Canton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.