A visit to the Canaan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canaan Cemetery:
34.3012, -86.6856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cullman County<2>.
The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Etha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Etha Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etha Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Baptist Church Cemetery
- Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daniels Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22419 <5>
- Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Gum Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gum Pond Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Pond Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Eva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eva Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Hamby Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hamby Chapel Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Chapel Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Brindley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Simcoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simcoe Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe Cemetery
- Baileyton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baileyton Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ryan Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Little Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Simcoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Florette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pine Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Askea Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Canaan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cullman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cullman County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #115518 (Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115518 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cullman
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrence Cove
- Location given for Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3012067 Lon: -86.6855518
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cullman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canaan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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