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 Canaan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Bamberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sixty Six
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sixty Six is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Rowesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felder is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty Eight was located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Bowman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Govan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Stilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stilton is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Spring was located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Reevesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jamison is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Blackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- North
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Ashleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
- Ulmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Reynold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Felderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Felderville is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
- Sawyerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyerdale is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Dantzler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dantzler is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
- Elloree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elko
(25 miles [40.2 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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