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 Canton had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Harmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Hancocks Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roadstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bay Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppards Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
- Cohansey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Alloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowentown
- Seeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Friesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Deakyneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Riddleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Port Penn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding is located in Salem County
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- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Delaware City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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