Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Canaan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Canaan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Canaan is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Canaan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canaan:
- Wayne County (The home county of Canaan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aukerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Boys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Devil Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Rittman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jeromesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McKay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Bailey Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ruggles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Binola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Royalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olmsted Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brecksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- West Clarksfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Fitchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Pheasant Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Eaton Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Oberlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Poe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Suffield Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mishler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Olivesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- North Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Brewster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Justus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Massillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- New Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Copley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Comet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Fairlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Portage Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Bath Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Tuscarawas County
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canaan, see our County-by-County Page for Canaan.
Cemeteries Near Canaan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canaan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Canaan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canaan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canaan had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Seville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Madisonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rittman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canaan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canaan.
Newspapers Published in Canaan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canaan, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canaan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Canaan:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canaan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canaan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |