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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 Cannon Falls (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 Cannon Falls. 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.

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 hospitals and 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.

Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Cannon Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannon Falls:

  • Goodhue County     (The home county of Cannon Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Stanton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Welch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dennison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hader
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodhue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <1>
    • Red Wing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kenyon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Zumbrota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
      • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <1>
    • Roscoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Bellechester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • New Trier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Miesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
      • Miesville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <1>
    • Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vermillion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
    • Castle Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Eureka Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Nininger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • West Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Hennepin County
    • Bloomington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olmsted County
    • Oronoco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <1>
  • Ramsey County
    • Highwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nerstrand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerstrand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand
      • Nerstrand is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nerstrand <1>
    • Dundas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <1>
    • Cannon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Millersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Moland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Trondjem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Lonsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Elko New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Elko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • New Market
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
    • Credit River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Cedar Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Savage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <1>
    • Prior Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
      • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <1>
    • Saint Patrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Rice Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zumbro Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Cottage Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
    • Woodbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
    • Saint Marys Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
      • Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Lake Saint Croix Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Saint Croix Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
      • Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Lakeland Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
      • Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Landfall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landfall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Landfall is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.
    • Prescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
    • Hager City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Trimbelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Bay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Moeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • River Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
    • Morton Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Maiden Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannon Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Cannon Falls.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cannon Falls ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon Falls.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cannon Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cannon Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cannon Falls.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Cannon Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cannon Falls:

Cemeteries Near Cannon Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannon Falls.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannon Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.

  • Cannon Falls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Falls Cemetery
  • St. Anscars Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anscars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anscars Cemetery
  • Cannon River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon River Cemetery
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
  • Wangen Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wangen Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wangen Prairie Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Randolph.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Cannon River Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon River Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon River Church Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Urland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Old Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Spring Garden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Garden Cemetery
    • Jempland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jempland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jempland Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cannon Falls had a population of 1,078 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cannon Falls had a population of 4,022 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannon Falls, with the one closest to Cannon Falls listed first.

  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
  • New Trier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
    • New Trier is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Wastedo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wastedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
    • Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
  • White Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
  • Wangs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
  • Belle Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
    • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Vasa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vasa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasa
    • Vasa is located in Goodhue County
  • Welch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermillion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hader
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Ryan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Goodhue County
    • Etter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter
      • Etter is located in Dakota County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannon Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannon Falls.

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Cannon Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cannon Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5134, Longitude: -92.9035       In this case, the coordinates for Cannon Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Cannon Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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