Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Transylvania County<1>.

Canaan is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Canaan is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Canaan: 828

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, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, 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.

• Brevard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
• Sylva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylva is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
• Highlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <3>
• Rosman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
• Webster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Forest Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Forest Hills has also been known as:
  • Forest Hills village
  • Village of Forest Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Lake Toxaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Toxaway is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Toxaway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Toxaway <3>
• Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
• Cashiers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cashiers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <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 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.