Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Canton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Canton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Canton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Canton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Canton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Canton was listed as Canton Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Canton was listed as Canton Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Canton was listed as Canton Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Mississippi (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Canton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Canton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Canton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Canton. See our Misc Page for Canton for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Canton:

The following route mentioned Canton as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Canton: www.cityofcanton.net/

The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/