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 West Canton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Canton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Canton listed first.
- Clyde
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Turnpike
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Iron Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Glady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Cruso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Fines Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Palm ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Teague ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Juno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cataloochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
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 West Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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