Place:Canton, Anderson, Kansas, United States

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NameCanton
TypeDeserted settlement
Located inAnderson, Kansas, United States

"Anderson county reported eight towns, Iantha, Fairview, Elba, Pottawatomie City, Hyatt, Cresco, Shannon and Canton. They were all founded in 1856-57-58, and none of them lasted longer than 1860, except Pottawatomie City, which was abandoned in 1868." - Kansas:A Cyclopedia of State History, Vol 1 - Extinct Towns