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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.

  • Shirley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Tyler County
  • Roberts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Doddridge County
  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Doddridge County
  • Wilbur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
    • Wilbur is located in Tyler County
  • West Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Doddridge County
  • Deep Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
    • Deep Valley is located in Tyler County
  • Central Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Station
    • Central Station is located in Doddridge County
  • Morgansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgansville
    • Morgansville is located in Doddridge County
  • Blandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
    • Blandville is located in Doddridge County
  • Long Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Long Run is located in Doddridge County
  • Meeker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Meeker is located in Tyler County
  • Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Tyler County
  • Sedalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
  • Frew
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frew
    • Frew is located in Tyler County
  • Stanley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Ritchie County
  • Duckworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duckworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
    • Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
  • New Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Wetzel County
  • Conaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaway
    • Conaway is located in Tyler County
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
  • Iuka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Tyler County
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Bearsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
    • Bearsville is located in Tyler County
  • Toll Gate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toll Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
    • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
  • Market
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
    • Market is located in Doddridge County
  • Zinnia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zinnia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinnia
    • Zinnia is located in Doddridge County

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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