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 421 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Canton had a population of 3,941 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Myrtle Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
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- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ben Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
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- Grand Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Garden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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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