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Welcome to Canaan Center ...

Canaan Center is located in Columbia County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Canaan Center: Canaan Ctr. (or less commonly used: Canaan Cen., Canaan Cent. or Canaan Cntr.)

Canaan Center is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canaan Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Canaan Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Canaan Center - they are located in Connecticut and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Canaan Center ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Great Barrington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
    • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Dalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Ravena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sheffield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Cheshire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Lanesborough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people

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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan Center. 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 Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan Center ...

Looking for more information about Canaan Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan Center.

Adding Canaan Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canaan Center 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 Center was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Canaan Center in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan Center.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaan Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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