Welcome to Canton ...

Canton is located in Salem County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

When the people of Canton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cantonian<2>

Canton is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Canton: (856)

Communities Also Named Canton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Canton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canton.

Communities near Canton ...

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

• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Bridgeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Smyrna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Townsend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
• Delaware City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware City
  • Delaware City is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware City <4>
• Cheswold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <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 Canton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canton. 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 Canton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canton. See our Newspapers Page for Canton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canton ...

Looking for more information about Canton? 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 Canton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canton.

Adding Canton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canton 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 Canton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/