Welcome to Cant ...

So far, we found very little information about Cant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cant, please Contact Us.

Cant would have been located within present day New Kent County<2>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Cant (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of Cant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cant is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cant was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Cant was located: 804 & 686<5>

Communities near Cant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cant.

Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Richmond City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <6>
Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Henrico County
Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
Tunstall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunstall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Glendale is located in Henrico County
Lee Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
Fair Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County

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 Cant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cant. 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 Cant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cant. See our Newspapers Page for Cant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Cant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including New Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Cant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Cant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	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.