List of places named after Guangzhou
This is a list of places named after Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Most of the places are in the United States and are named Canton, the most common romanisation for the city in a long time in history, instead of 'Guangzhou'.
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Place | Country | Subdivision | Type of location | Founded | Named | Naming reasons | Notes |
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Canton | ![]() | Ohio | City | 1805 | Named 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. | |
Canton | ![]() | Georgia | City | 1834 | As a dream of locals that the town becoming a center of the silk industry which was concentrated in China at the time. | ||
Canton | ![]() | Illinois | City | 1825 | 1825 | Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou. | |
Canton | ![]() | Kansas | City | 1880 | Named after Canton, Ohio because an early settler came from Ohio. | ||
Canton | ![]() | Maine | Town | 1821 | Named after Canton, Massachusetts. | ||
Canton | ![]() | Maryland | Neighborhood | Named after the plantation, the former usage of the area, of John O'Donnell, the first person to transport goods from Guangzhou to Baltimore. | |||
Canton | ![]() | Massachusetts | Town | 1630 | Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou. | ||
Canton | ![]() | Michigan | Charter township | 1834 | 1834 | For the purpose of not conflicting with the name of any post office in existence at the time. | |
Canton | ![]() | Missouri | City | In honor of Canton, Ohio. | |||
Canton | ![]() | New York | Town | 1800 | 1807 | ||
Canton | ![]() | New York | Village | 1800 | 1807 | Within the town Canton, New York. | |
Canton | ![]() | North Carolina | Town | 1889 | 1893 | Named after Canton, Ohio, the source of the steel for a local bridge. | Also see West Canton, North Carolina. |
Canton | ![]() | South Dakota | City | 1866 | Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou. |