Welcome to New Canaan ...
Although we found mention of New Canaan during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how New Canaan was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added New Canaan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Canaan, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that New Canaan might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that New Canaan would be found within the (519) & (226)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named New Canaan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Canaan - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Canaan.
Communities near New Canaan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Canaan.
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dearborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Lincoln Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <3>
- Southgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
- Southgate is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <3>
- Leamington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- LaSalle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
- Allen Park is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <3>
- Wyandotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 New Canaan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Canaan.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Canaan. See our Newspapers Page for New Canaan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Canaan ...
Looking for more information about New 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 New Canaan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Canaan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past New Canaan and then turned west". While New Canaan could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added New Canaan as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that New Canaan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (226) is an overlay for area code (519). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |