Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Gasconade County<1>.

The location of Canaan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Canaan is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Canaan: (573)

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canaan.

Communities near Canaan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaan.

• Cuba
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Owensville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Linn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Belle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Maries County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
• Gerald
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <4>
• Bland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
• Freeburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Rosebud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
• Leslie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Bem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
  • Bem is located in Gasconade County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canaan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canaan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan. See our Newspapers Page for Canaan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan ...

Looking for more information about Canaan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Canaan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan.

Adding Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canaan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canaan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canaan post office opened in 1854.

We also found Canaan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canaan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/