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 New Canton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Canton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.

• New Sharon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Sharon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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• Windsor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Windsor is located in Mercer County
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• Ellisdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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• Walnford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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• Imlaystown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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• Robbinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
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• Crosswicks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosswicks is located in Burlington County
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• Cream Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
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• Red Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
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• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
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• Etra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Etra is located in Mercer County
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• Hamilton Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County
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• Yardville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yardville is located in Mercer County
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• Chesterfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield is located in Burlington County
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• Hornerstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
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• Prospertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
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• Clarksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarksburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Jacobstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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• Dutch Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
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• Perrineville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perrineville is located in Monmouth County
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• Mercerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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• Bordentown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
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• Sykesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sykesville is located in Burlington County
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• New Egypt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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