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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canaan had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Barbersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
- China
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Haney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haney Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Corner
- Bryantsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rexville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rexville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Saint Magdalen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Magdalen is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Magdalen
- Wirt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wirt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Aaron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aaron is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Olean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olean is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Correct
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Correct is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Marion is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marion
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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