Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

Canaan is 270 feet [82 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: (334)

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

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

• Montgomery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Prattville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Pike Road
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <4>
• Hayneville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
  • Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <4>
• Lowndesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
  • Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <4>
• Pintlala
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
  • Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
  • Former name for Pintlala:
  • Colquitt
• Hope Hull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
  • Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <4>
• Red Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Red Level is located in Montgomery County
• Ada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Montgomery County
• English Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • English Village is located in Montgomery 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.

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 Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/