Welcome to Canaan Valley ...
Canaan Valley is located in Tucker County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Canaan Valley: Canaan Vly. (or less commonly used: Canaan Vally. or Canaan Vlly.)
Time Zone: Canaan Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Canaan Valley: 304 & 681<2>
Communities Also Named Canaan Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canaan Valley - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canaan Valley.
Communities near Canaan Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaan Valley.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <3>
- Bayard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hendricks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Hambleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Canaan Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan Valley ...
Looking for more information about Canaan Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Canaan Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Canaan Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |