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 1,101 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 3,583 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Beloit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worthing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Shindler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Larchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alvord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benclare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Rowena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Sioux Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Lennox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Beresford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alcester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hawarden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Steen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Corson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
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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