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 281 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 342 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
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- Lenora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County
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- Henrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
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- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
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- Kendallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
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- Florenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
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- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
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- Newhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County
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- Choice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
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- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Fillmore County
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- Lanesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Springwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
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- Isinours
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County
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- Cresco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Hammer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
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- Whalan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carimona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
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- Greenleafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
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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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