Welcome to Canaan Valley ...
Canaan Valley is located in Litchfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
A typical abbreviation for Canaan Valley: Canaan Vly. (or less commonly used: Canaan Vally. or Canaan Vlly.)
Canaan Valley is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Canaan Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Canaan Valley: 860 & 959<3>
Communities Also Named Canaan Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canaan Valley - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canaan Valley.
Communities near Canaan Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaan Valley.
- Torrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
- Torrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Great Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- New Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Barkhamsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Canaan Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan Valley ...
Looking for more information about Canaan Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan Valley.
Adding Canaan Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Canaan Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Canaan Valley post office opened in 1864.
We also found Canaan Valley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canaan Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Litchfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaan Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Canaan Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Canaan Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |