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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 East 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 East 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 East 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Canton: E. Canton

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

East Canton is located in Jackson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clinton, Dubuque, Jones, Carroll (IL) & Jo Daviess (IL).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of East Canton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Canton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Emeline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Emeline is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
    • Crab Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
    • Ironhills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
    • Monmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Baldwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garry Owen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
    • Buckhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Maquoketa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Andrew
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cottonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cottonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • La Motte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Clarence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stanwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Tipton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Lost Nation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Toronto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Delmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
    • North Welton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
    • Wheatland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Welton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Calamus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Calamus is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Charlotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Hopkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Delhi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Bernard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Washington Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
    • Cascade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zwingle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Epworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Peosta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Worthington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Farley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Graf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Key West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Key West is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
    • Rockdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Clay Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
    • Onslow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyoming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Oxford Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Oxford Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
    • Hale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hale is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Amber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Amber is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Olin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Langworthy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
    • Morley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Anamosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Viola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Viola is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Prairieburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Springville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • Big Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Big Rock is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dixon is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • New Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aiken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
    • Galena Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
    • Bremen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Galena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
    • Menominee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Grant County (WI)
    • Rutledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge

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

Cemeteries Near East Canton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East 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 East Canton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Canton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • English Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Griffin Estate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Mineral Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tracy Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Mineral Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cady Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monmouth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<2>

While we didn't find East Canton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Canton.

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

  • Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Canton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Ozark ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ozark is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Clay Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
  • Emeline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Emeline is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
  • Temple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Baldwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironhills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
  • Onslow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Center Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Center Junction is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
    • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bernard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Scotch Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in East 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Canton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Canton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Canton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 East 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>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 East Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.