Canaan Map
Canaan is a small unincorporated town in Shelby Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Canaan is located at 38°52?00?N 85°17?45?W / 38.8666667°N 85.29583°W / 38.8666667; -85.29583.
Canaan began growing slowly with the establishment of John Warfield's farm in 1812. The first known use of the name Canaan is dated November 15, 1832 when Edwards Ayres advertised that he had opened the Bee Hive, a public house, 14 miles from Canaan and 12 miles from Madison. On May 6, 1833 a road petition mentions Canaan in renaming a road to Versailles, Indiana beginning at Canaan. It is generally recognized that Amos Simpers founded Canaan by virtue of the fact that he sold 7 lots laid out along the road that is now State Road 62. On March 15, 1836 Canaan's original plat was filed in a Jefferson County deed book.
Nearby cities include Milton, Dupont, Hanover, Versailles, Carrollton.