Welcome to Canaveral ...
So far, we found very little information about Canaveral. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Canaveral to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Canaveral, please Contact Us.
Canaveral would have been located within present day Brevard County<2>.
The location of Canaveral has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaveral, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Canaveral is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Canaveral was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Canaveral (for example, toward Sebastian), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Canaveral would have been located in the (321) area code.
Communities near Canaveral ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaveral.
- Titusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Titusville is located in Brevard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <5>
- Rockledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Rockledge is located in Brevard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <5>
- Cocoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
- Cocoa is located in Brevard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <5>
- Cocoa Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa Beach
- Cocoa Beach is located in Brevard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa Beach <5>
- Cape Canaveral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Canaveral
- Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Canaveral <5>
- Port Canaveral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Canaveral
- Port Canaveral is located in Brevard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Canaveral <5>
- Angel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Angel City is located in Brevard County
- Merritt Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Island
- Merritt Island is located in Brevard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt Island <5>
- Sharpes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes
- Sharpes is located in Brevard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpes <5>
- Port Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
- Port Saint John is located in Brevard 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 Canaveral. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaveral.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaveral. 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 Canaveral.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaveral. See our Newspapers Page for Canaveral.
Adding Canaveral to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Canaveral 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 Canaveral was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaveral.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canaveral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Brevard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaveral - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |