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, Canton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Canton, with the one closest to Canton listed first.
- Forksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Samaria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palatine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Catawba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Hoult
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gaston Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Junction
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Rivesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Bentons Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentons Ferry
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Neel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Opekiska
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Clinton Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Lowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Eldora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halleck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Hoodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thoburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
- Monongah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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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