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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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Canaan Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Canaan Crossing: Canaan Xing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Crossing is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Canaan Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canaan Crossing:
- Randolph County (The home county of Canaan Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Dryfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
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- Wymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
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- Evenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
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- Whitmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Canfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Whyte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
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- Gilman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
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- Elkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leadsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Belington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Kalamazoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
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- Valley Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Junior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Valley Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Vannoys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clements ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
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- Pansy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Dobbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Dorcas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Seymourville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
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- Bayard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Lahmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Durgon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Onego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
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- Macksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Ketterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brushy Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Kline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County
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- Ruddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
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- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Seybert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Dry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Zigler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County
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- Brandywine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Propstburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Sell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
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- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Macomber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
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- Rowlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Canaan Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hambleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Pierce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Schell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Loch Lynn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Rockingham County (VA)
- Criders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canaan Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Canaan Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Canaan Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canaan Crossing.
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 Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canaan Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Teter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kerns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fansler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Fork Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Canaan Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canaan Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canaan Crossing, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Dryfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Job
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Job is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Coketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Jordan Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan Run is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Macksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bretz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- William
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Brushy Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canaan Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canaan Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Canaan Crossing ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canaan Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canaan Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crossing:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Tucker County
- Garrett County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Canaan Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |