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>
While we didn't find Canaan Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan Park listed first.
- Monroeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Scalesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Browns Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Benaja
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Reidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stokesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Lenox Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Pine Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altamahaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Spray ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Belews Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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