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 Canaan had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiplersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colbert ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
- Hudsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Early Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Early Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lowrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Middleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleburg is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Essary Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
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 Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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