Welcome to Canandaigua ...

Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canandaigua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Canandaigua is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canandaigua lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Canandaigua is located in the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named Canandaigua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canandaigua - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Canandaigua ...

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

• Adrian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>
• Wauseon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <3>
• Archbold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <3>
• Blissfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
  • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <3>
• Delta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
• Hudson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Morenci
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <3>
• West Unity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <3>
• Pioneer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
• Fayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>

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 Canandaigua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canandaigua.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canandaigua ...

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

Adding Canandaigua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Canandaigua post office opened in 1850.

We also found Canandaigua in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canandaigua.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canandaigua. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/