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Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Canaan is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Canaan: This one is located in Maury County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Canaan ...

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

  • Spring Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 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
  • 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
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chartersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan ...

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

Adding Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Canaan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Canaan post office opened in 1887. The Canaan post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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>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/