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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Canada. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Canada to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Canada, please Contact Us.
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 Canada (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 Canada. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Canada is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Canada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canada:
- Ross County (The home county of Canada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Schooley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Richmond Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Deadman Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Alma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Summithill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Adelphi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Stoutsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Barretts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Bloomingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Shyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Purdy Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Minford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- South Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Arion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Rarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canada, see our County-by-County Page for Canada.
Cemeteries Near Canada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canada.
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 Canada - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claypool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tweed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schooley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- The Sandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pittinger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43307 <3>
- Stockman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockman Cemetery
- The Stockman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Dale Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Londonderry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hudnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (693 more) ...
- Sigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Chillicothe.
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
- Peecher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Canada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canada.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canada, with the one closest to Canada listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Schooley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Higby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Three Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Antonis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cox ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Alma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Ratcliffburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Tucson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Linn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Bee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canada.
Newspapers Published in Canada ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canada, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canada.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Canada:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Canada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |