Welcome to Canon City ...

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

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

Canon City would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Canon City was established in 1848.

Time Zone: The area where Canon City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Canon City was located: 530

Communities Also Named Canon City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Canon City - they are located in Colorado (2) and Nevada.

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

Communities near Canon City ...

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

• Anderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Canon City to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Canon City to Shasta Lake
• Kilna ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilna
  • Kilna is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kilna
  • From Canon City to Kilna
• Middletown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Canon City to Middletown
• Pacheco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pacheco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco
  • Pacheco is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pacheco
  • From Canon City to Pacheco
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texas Springs
  • From Canon City to Texas Springs
• Briggsville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Briggsville is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Briggsville:
  • Moorestown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Briggsville
  • From Canon City to Briggsville
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Canon City to Centerville
• Latona ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
  • Latona is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Latona:
  • New Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Latona
  • From Canon City to Latona
• Loomis Corners ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis Corners
  • Loomis Corners is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loomis Corners
  • From Canon City to Loomis Corners

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/