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.
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Palmyra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dotsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Orgains Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Bellamy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Woods Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- McAllisters Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Omega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cumberland Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Vanleer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peachers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Indian Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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