Welcome to Canton Point ...

Canton Point is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of Canton Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canton Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for Canton Point: Canton Pt.

Canton Point is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Canton Point: (207)

Communities near Canton Point ...

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

• Farmington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Winthrop
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Turner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
• Rumford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford <4>
• Paris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Jay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
• Wilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Livermore Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
  • Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <4>
• Mexico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Readfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
  • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canton Point ...

Looking for more information about Canton Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canton Point.

Adding Canton Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canton Point 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 Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canton Point post office opened in 1864.

We also found Canton Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canton Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/