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Welcome to West Canaan ...

West Canaan is located in Grafton County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Canaan: W. Canaan

West Canaan is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Canaan: 603

Communities Also Named West Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Canaan - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near West Canaan ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hanover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • New London
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hartland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Sunapee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Norwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Canaan ...

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

Adding West Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Canaan post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Canaan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Canaan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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