Welcome to Canaan ...

So far, we found very little information about Canaan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Canaan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Canaan, please Contact Us.

Canaan would have been located within present day Lauderdale County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Canaan is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Canaan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Canaan was located: 256 & 938<4>

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

While we believe that this Canaan is located in Lauderdale County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Canaan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lamar and Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

Muscle Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
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Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
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Tuscumbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
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Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
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Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
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Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
Killen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
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Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
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Saint Florian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
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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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Canaan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Canaan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.