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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canaan had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canaan had a population of 3,917 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Canaan Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Center is also located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Former name for Canaan Center:
- Canaan Centre
- Lockehaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Canaan is also located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canaan
- Grafton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grafton Center is also located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Former name for Grafton Center:
- Grafton Centre
- Enfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield Center is also located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
- Former name for Enfield Center:
- Enfield Centre
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montcalm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Grantham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Groton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Center is also located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Center
- Former name for Hanover Center:
- Hanover Centre
- East Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plainfield
- East Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyme Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheever
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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