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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:

42.0454, -73.3232

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 Litchfield County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Canaan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Canaan Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Hewins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hewins Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins Cemetery
    • The Hewins Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hewins Street Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.808 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91068 <6>
  • Barnard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapinville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Chapinville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapinville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of North Canaan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152903 <6>
  • Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dutcher Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Under Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Under Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Under Mtn. Cemetery
  • Root Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Root Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
  • Huxley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
    • Hunt Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Memorial Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Munson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Munson Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Marlborough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Marlborough Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Ashley Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
  • Wangum Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
  • Canaan
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Canaan
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Clayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Gomorrah
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
  • East Canaan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Sheffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Taconic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Canaan is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Canaan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Canaan is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • Mill River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Amesville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
    • Falls Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Southfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • Norfolk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Norfolk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Marlborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
    • Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Lower City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lower City is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
    • South Sandisfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
    • Hartsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville

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. The following communities are located in Litchfield 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Litchfield 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 #1931850  (Canaan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1931850 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: Litchfield
      • Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashley Falls
      • Location given for Canaan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.04537     Lon: -73.3231715
      • 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 Connecticut's counties, including Litchfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>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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