Welcome to Canaanville ...
Canaanville is located in Athens County<1>.
The pronunciation of Canaanville: CANE-uh-vil<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaanville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
Canaanville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Canaanville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Canaanville: 740 & 220<4>
Communities near Canaanville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaanville.
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glouster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chauncey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Stockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Murray City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Canaanville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaanville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaanville. 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 Canaanville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaanville. See our Newspapers Page for Canaanville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaanville ...
Looking for more information about Canaanville? 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 Canaanville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canaanville.
Adding Canaanville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Canaanville 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 Canaanville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Canaanville post office opened in 1834. The Canaanville post office closed in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaanville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Canaanville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canaanville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Canaanville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Canaanville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |