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 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 Maury County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
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:
- Maury County (The home county of Canaan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Ashwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Armour Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Graymere Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Sawdust
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Arkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Scotts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Hampshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Abiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Campbellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Weakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bodenham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Powell Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Trigg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Duck River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Swan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Hornertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Hohenwald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kimmins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Caney Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan, with the one closest to Canaan listed first.
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Duplex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Leipers Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Southall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fernvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Peytonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
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 Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bynum - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located in Mount Pleasant.
- The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14538 <3>
- Westbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
- The St. Johns Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18098 <3>
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186622 <3>
- Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20725 <3>
- Salem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548376 <3>
- Continue List (1309 more) ...
- Cross Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bridges Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Bridges Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
- The Cross Bridges Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Bridges Methodist Church Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11024 <3>
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Canaan had 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.
- Ashwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Hampshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Broadview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Bigbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Godwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kettle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
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 38 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canaan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Williamsport and Mount Pleasant. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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. |