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 2,241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 2,314 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benjamin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Marcelline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ursa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derrahs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Tioga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Saint Patrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Gregory Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Sutter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loraine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
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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