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Do you know of Caton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Caton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Caton.<1>

We found mention of Caton as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Marshall County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Caton ...

We found three communities that share the name Caton.

Within Illinois, the name Caton is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Caton [Lander County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Caton [Steuben County].
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Caton [Sevier County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Caton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Caton:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Caton - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

More Orphans in  Marshall County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marshall County.

Bell PlainHeld
Belle Plain 
 Lake Wildwood
CampgroveLaprairie Center
Crow Meadows 
 Wilburn

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.