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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
    • Canaan Center is located in Grafton County
  • Lockehaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canaan
    • West Canaan is located in Grafton County
  • Grafton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
    • Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
  • Enfield Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Center
    • Enfield Center is located in Grafton County
  • Grafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montcalm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
    • Montcalm is located in Grafton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montcalm
    • From Canaan to Montcalm
  • Dorchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Groton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Groton
    • From Canaan to Groton
  • North Grantham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <4>
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Hebron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
  • North Groton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Center
    • Hanover Center is located in Grafton County
  • East Plainfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plainfield
    • East Plainfield is located in Sullivan County
  • East Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
    • East Springfield is located in Sullivan County
  • 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)

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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