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 Canton had a population of 560 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 1,097 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Gilbertville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canton Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- North Livermore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Livermore Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Center
- Dixfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- West Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumner
- Howes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dickvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Dixfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Dixfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Buckfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buckfield
- Buckfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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