2024 Map of Canton

About this map

The Madison County Courthouse stands as the central landmark for this region, anchoring the historic seat of Canton. The landscape surrounding the town is defined by a dense concentration of legacy burial grounds and rural churches, including the Old Madison Presbyterian Cem and Priestley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. To the south, the community of Gluckstadt marks a significant area of development near Patton Lake, while the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trl cut through the southeastern corner, preserving a corridor of historic transit. Waterways like Bear Creek and Panther Creek drain the undulating terrain between smaller settlements such as Ballard, Sloan, and Maris Town. The distribution of cemeteries like Buckhorn Cem and Harvey Chapel Cem suggests a long-established rural social fabric that persists even as modern infrastructure expands around the Interstate 55 corridor.