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Welcome to Cana ...

Cana is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Cana is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cana lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cana: 530

Communities Also Named Cana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cana - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cana.

Communities near Cana ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cana.

  • Chico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <3>
  • Orland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tehama
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Nord is located in Butte County
  • Capay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
    • Capay is located in Glenn County
  • Hamilton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Molinos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Butte 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 Cana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cana. 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 Cana.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cana. See our Newspapers Page for Cana.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cana ...

Looking for more information about Cana? 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 Cana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cana.

Adding Cana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cana in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cana post office opened in 1871.

We also found Cana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/