Welcome to Canaan ...

Canaan is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1811.

Canaan is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canaan: 802

The ZIP code for Canaan: 05903<3>

Communities Also Named Canaan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) 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.

• Coaticook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaticook
• Colebrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colebrook is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <4>
• Pittsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsburg is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Saint Isidore de Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Isidore de Clifton
• Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
• Saint Hermenegilde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hermenegilde
• Dixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
• Saint Malo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Malo
• Sainte Edwidge de Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Edwidge de Clifton
• East Hereford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hereford

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canaan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<5>

From that list, the Canaan post office opened in 1811.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan.