Welcome to Canterbury ...

Canterbury is located in Mingo County<1>.

The location of Canterbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canterbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Canterbury is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canterbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Canterbury, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Canterbury: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Canterbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Canterbury - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland (4), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (3) and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canterbury.

Communities near Canterbury ...

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

• Williamson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Inez
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
• Delbarton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Matewan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
  • Matewan is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <5>
• West Logan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Warfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canterbury ...

Looking for more information about Canterbury? 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 Canterbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canterbury.

Adding Canterbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canterbury 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 Canterbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Canterbury post office opened in 1895.

We also found Canterbury on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canterbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canterbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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