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 2,580 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 6,482 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Morley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Crary Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crary Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- North Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Russell
- West Potsdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Bucks Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucks Bridge is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Rensselaer Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- De Kalb Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pierrepont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierrepont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hannawa Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madrid Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Parishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sisson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heuvelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- De Peyster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parishville Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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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