Welcome to New Canton ...
New Canton is located in Hawkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Canton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1814.
New Canton is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Canton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for New Canton: 423
Communities Also Named New Canton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Canton - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Canton.
Communities near New Canton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Canton.
- Kingsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingsport
- From New Canton to Kingsport
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bloomingdale
- From New Canton to Bloomingdale
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Carmel
- From New Canton to Mount Carmel
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rogersville
- From New Canton to Rogersville
- Waycross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Spurgeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spurgeon
- From New Canton to Spurgeon
- Blair Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
- Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Surgoinsville
- From New Canton to Surgoinsville
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall Branch
- From New Canton to Fall Branch
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Canton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Canton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Canton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Canton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Canton. See our Newspapers Page for New Canton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Canton ...
Looking for more information about New Canton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Canton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Canton.
Adding New Canton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Canton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Canton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the New Canton post office opened in 1814.
We also found New Canton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Canton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Canton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Canton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |