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 Canton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stickleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Pattonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Blackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Kyles Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Clinchport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Natural Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eidson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Olinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Alumwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Van
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Surgoinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Rye Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
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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