Welcome to Canton ...While we don't have a date for the founding of Canton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Canton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cantonian<1> Canton is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Canton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Canton: 410, 443 & 667<3> Communities Also Named Canton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Canton: This one is located in and the other is located in Wicomico County. Beyond Maryland, there are 39 communities that are also named Canton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canton. Websites for Canton ...Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Canton, the following might be of interest: Communities near Canton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canton.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Canton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canton. See our Newspapers Page for Canton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canton ...Looking for more information about 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 Canton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canton. Adding Canton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Canton 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 (so far) for Canton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Canton. Footnotes ... |