Welcome to Canto ...

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

The location of Canto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Canto is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities near Canto ...

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

• Asheville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <4>
• Woodfin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <4>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Weaverville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• Mars Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Biltmore Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biltmore Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
  • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Hot Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Leicester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leicester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
  • Leicester is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <4>

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 for Canto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Canto in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/