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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 in 1895, South Canaan had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Canaan, with the one closest to South Canaan listed first.

  • Varden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Varden is located in Wayne County
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  • Gravity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravity is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
  • Lake Ariel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pink is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Clemo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clemo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemo
  • Fermoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fermoy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fermoy
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Avoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoy is located in Wayne County
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  • Waymart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hoadleys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hoadleys is located in Wayne County
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  • Keen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Winton is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Mount Cobb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
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  • Wimmers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Drinker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hollisterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Wayne County
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  • Cherry Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
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  • Prompton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jermyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <2>
  • Archbald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Peckville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Seelyville
    (8 miles [12.9 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 South Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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