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Welcome to Cannon ...

So far, we found very little information about Cannon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cannon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cannon, please Contact Us.

Cannon would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cannon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cannon is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cannon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Cannon was located: 479

Communities Also Named Cannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cannon - they are located in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cannon.

Communities near Cannon ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Springdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bentonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bella Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Siloam Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Cannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cannon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cannon post office opened in 1888. The Cannon post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannon.

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cannon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/