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 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Canaan Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flatbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flatbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
- East Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- New Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Richmond Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Lebanon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
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- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Columbia County
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- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Lebanon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Springs is located in Columbia County
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- Rayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rayville is located in Columbia County
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- West Stockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spencertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austerlitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsfield
- Riders Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malden Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Chatham Center
(8 miles [12.9 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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