Welcome to Canton Junction ...

Canton Junction is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canton Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Canton Junction: Canton Jct. (or less commonly used: Canton Jctn.)

Canton Junction is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Canton Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canton Junction - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Canton Junction ...

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

• Boston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people

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

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

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

Adding Canton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canton Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canton Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Canton Junction post office opened in 1888.

We also found Canton Junction in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canton Junction.