Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Canaan is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Canaan lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Canaan: This one is located in Lee County and the other is located in Searcy County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Alabama (3), 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.

• Forrest City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Marianna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Hughes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Caldwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Colt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
• Wheatley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
  • Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <4>
• Widener
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Lexa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>

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.

Adding Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canaan 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canaan post office opened in 1880.

We also found Canaan on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/