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 after Canton, the more common romanisation for the city in the 19th and the early part of the 20th century.

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Place	Country	Subdivision	Type of location	Founded	Named	Naming reasons	Notes
Canton	United States	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	United States	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	United States	Illinois	City	1825	1825	Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.
Canton	United States	Kansas	City		1880	Named after Canton, Ohio because an early settler came from Ohio.
Canton	United States	Maine	Town		1821	Named after Canton, Massachusetts.
Canton	United States	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	United States	Massachusetts	Town	1630		Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.
Canton	United States	Michigan	Charter township	1834	1834	For the purpose of not conflicting with the name of any post office in existence at the time.
Canton	United States	Missouri	City			In honor of Canton, Ohio.
Canton	United States	New York	Town	1800	1807
Canton	United States	New York	Village	1800	1807		Within the town Canton, New York.
Canton	United States	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	United States	South Dakota	City	1866		Believed to be the antipode of Guangzhou.