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 in 1895, Canaan had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Gaines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
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- Mayton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
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- Selbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
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- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
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- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Hacker Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palace Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
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- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
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- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
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- Pugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
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- Florence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
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- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
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- Boyd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
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- Duffy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- French Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Replete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Replete is located in Webster County
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- Frenchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
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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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