Welcome to Head of Canal ...

So far, we found very little information about Head of Canal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Head of Canal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Head of Canal, please Contact Us.

Head of Canal would have been located within present day Cecil County<2>.

The location of Head of Canal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Head of Canal is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Head of Canal was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Head of Canal once stood is in the (410) area code.

Websites for Head of Canal ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Head of Canal, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Head of Canal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Head of Canal.

• Aberdeen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• North East
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Rising Sun
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
• Quarryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/