A visit to the Canaan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canaan Cemetery:
30.6388, -96.4997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Canaan Cemetery is located in Brazos County<2>.
The county seat for Brazos County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the east northeast of the Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- The Draper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moseley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3285 <5>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hill Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548708 <5>
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Mumford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mumford Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
- Teals Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Teals Prairie Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teals Prairie Cemetery
- The Teals Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #649579 <5>
- Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- The Goodwill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Willie C. Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501676 <5>
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Evangelical UCC Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical UCC Cemetery
- The Evangelical UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6654 <5>
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery
- The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old Tunis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375313 <5>
- Rest Ever Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Ever Memorial Park is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Ever Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Ever Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Bryan.
- The Rest Ever Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rest Ever Memorial Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cooks Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3400 <5>
- Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491348 <5>
- Kramer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Kramer Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
- The Kramer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germania Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4681 <5>
- Slovak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stone City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Tunis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Rye ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Cooks Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Mumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benchley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- College Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wellborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wixon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Gause
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chriesman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hearne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kurten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Canaan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Caldwell
- College Station
- Gause
- Hearne
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Brazos County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1353713 (Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353713 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Brazos
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryan West
- Location given for Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6388106 Lon: -96.4996887
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canaan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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