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Welcome to Canto ...

Canto is primarily located in Buncombe County<1>. A portion of Canto extends into Madison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Canto is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canto: 828

Communities near Canto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canto.

  • Asheville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodfin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Weaverville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mars Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Clyde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canto. See our Newspapers Page for Canto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canto ...

Looking for more information about Canto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Canto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canto.

Adding Canto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Canto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Canto post office opened in 1884. The Canto post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/