List of places named after Canton


This is a list of places named after Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Most of the places are in the United States and are named after Canton, the more common romanisation for the city in the 19th and the bulk of the 20th century. Many places are named after Canton because they are believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou, but none of them is close. The antipode of Guangzhou is rather in Argentina in South America.

Cities and towns

PlaceCountrySubdivisionType of locationFoundedNamedNaming reasonsNotes
CantonTexasCity1850Settlers relocated from Old Canton, Smith County, Texas -
CantonOhioCity1805Named after the plantation of John O'Donnell, the first person to transport goods from Guangzhou to Baltimore.Also see East Canton, Ohio and North Canton, Ohio.
CantonGeorgiaCity1834As a dream of locals that the town becoming a center of the silk industry which was concentrated in China at the time.
CantonIllinoisCity18251825Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.
CantonKansasCity1880Named after Canton, Ohio because an early settler came from Ohio.
CantonMaineTown1821Named after Canton, Massachusetts.
CantonMarylandNeighborhoodNamed after the plantation, the former usage of the area, of John O'Donnell, the first person to transport goods from Guangzhou to Baltimore.
CantonMassachusettsTown1630Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.
CantonMichiganCharter township18341834For the purpose of not conflicting with the name of any post office in existence at the time.
CantonMissouriCityIn honor of Canton, Ohio.
CantonNew YorkTown18001807
CantonNew YorkVillage18001807Within the town Canton, New York.
Canton, ConnecticutConnecticutTown.
CantonNorth CarolinaTown18891893Named after Canton, Ohio, the source of the steel for a local bridge.Also see West Canton, North Carolina.
CantonSouth DakotaCity1866Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.