Welcome to East Canon ...

East Canon is located in Fremont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Canon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1947.

A typical abbreviation for East Canon: E. Canon

East Canon is 5,340 feet [1,628 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of East Canon is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: East Canon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for East Canon: (719)

Communities near East Canon ...

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

• Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Williamsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Rockvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
  • Rockvale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <4>
• Victor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Coal Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
• Buckskin Joe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
• Penrose
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <4>
• Sunset City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Wetmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
• Goldfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Teller County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Canon ...

Looking for more information about East Canon? 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 East Canon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Canon.

Adding East Canon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Canon 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 East Canon was on a map titled Map of Colorado (from Rand McNally, 1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Canon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/