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Welcome to Cana ...

Cana is located in Davie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cana, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cana is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cana: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Cana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cana - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Cana ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.daviecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cana, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cana ...

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

  • Clemmons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Yadkinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bermuda Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Boonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooleemee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • East Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cana ...

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

Adding Cana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cana 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 Cana was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cana - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Cana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Cana 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.