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 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clasoil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
- East Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montana City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Fort Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Clancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alhambra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Sixteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
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- Wickes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Amazon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amazon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Portal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Portal is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
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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