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:
36.6685, -78.0531
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 Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Canaan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- La Crosse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
- Little Bethel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Wray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
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- Kingswood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingswood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
- The Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebony Assembly of God Cemetery
- Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
- The Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wright Family Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Brokenburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brodnax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hagood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- South Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Bracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gholsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Opie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Palmer Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Lochleven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Ogburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Dunns Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Bagleys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henrico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
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 Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 #1500640 (Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500640 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Crosse
- Location given for Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6684783 Lon: -78.053051
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |