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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Wolf Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Cashiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balsam Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Tuckasegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Cowarts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- East Laport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Fallcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Nimmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Cullowhee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastatoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eastatoe is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastatoe
- Brevard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pine Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Balsam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davidson River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Cullasaja
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
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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