Welcome to Cannon City ...

Cannon City is located in Rice County<1>.

The location of Cannon City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cannon City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Cannon City is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cannon City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Cannon City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cannon City.

• Owatonna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <4>
• Faribault
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <4>
• Northfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
• Elko New Market
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
  • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
• Lonsdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Rice Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Cannon Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Waterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Kenyon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>

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 Cannon City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cannon City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cannon City. 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 Cannon City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon City. See our Newspapers Page for Cannon City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannon City ...

Looking for more information about Cannon City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cannon City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cannon City.

Adding Cannon City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannon City 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 for Cannon City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cannon City post office opened in 1855.

We also found Cannon City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannon City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cannon City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/