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Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Gasconade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Canaan is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Canaan: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Canaan ...

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

  • Cuba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Owensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
  • Belle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gerald
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bland is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
  • Freeburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Freeburg is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Rosebud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Bem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bem is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan ...

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

Adding Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canaan 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 (so far) for Canaan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Canaan post office opened in 1854. The Canaan post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Gasconade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaan - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Canaan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Canaan 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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