Indiana
Jefferson
Shelby Township

Canaan

Canaan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 90.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 90 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Jefferson County, Indiana
  • Also known as: “Canaan, IN” and “Canaan, Indiana”
  • Postal code: 47224

Places in the Area

Nearby places include China and Bryantsburg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . It spans Shelby and Madison Townships and was for years largely defined by the existence of a general store in Madison Township and the former St. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Canaan.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . is situated 4½ miles west of Canaan.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . The community and post office was originally called Mud Lick until residents changed the name to the more pleasant-sounding . is situated 4½ miles west of Canaan.

Canaan

Latitude
38.86673° or 38° 52′ 0″ north
Longitude
-85.29579° or 85° 17′ 45″ west
Population
90
Elevation
948 feet (289 metres)
Open location code
86CPVP83+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153482682
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4255420
Wiki­data ID
Q5029163
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Welsh—“Canaan” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Кейнен”
  • Chinese: “坎南 (印地安納州)”
  • Chinese: “坎南”
  • French: “Canaan”
  • German: “Canaan”
  • Gilaki: “کانان (اينديانا)”
  • Gilaki: “کانان”
  • Irish: “Canaan”
  • Italian: “Canaan”
  • Ladin: “Canaan”
  • Persian: “کنن، ایندیانا”
  • Persian: “کنن”
  • Polish: “Canaan”
  • Serbian: “Кејнан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Canaan, Indiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Canaan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کنن، ایندیانا”
  • Spanish: “Canaan”
  • Tatar: “Кейнен”
  • Ukrainian: “Кейнен”
  • Urdu: “کنعان، انڈیانا”
  • Urdu: “کنعان”
  • Volapük: “Canaan (IN)”
  • Volapük: “Canaan, IN”
  • Volapük: “Canaan, Indiana”
  • Volapük: “Canaan”
  • Welsh: “Canaan, Indiana”
  • Welsh: “Canaan”

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