Welcome to Cando ...

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

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

Cando would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cando, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Time Zone: The area where Cando was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cando, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Cando was located: 606

Communities Also Named Cando ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cando - they are located in North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Cando ...

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

• Paintsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paintsville
  • From Cando to Paintsville
• Louisa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisa
  • From Cando to Louisa
• Fort Gay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Gay
  • From Cando to Fort Gay
• Inez
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inez
  • From Cando to Inez
• Blaine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Cando to Blaine
• Adams
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adams
  • From Cando to Adams
• Ivory ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Ivory is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivory
  • From Cando to Ivory
• Bumblebee ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bumblebee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
  • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bumblebee
  • From Cando to Bumblebee
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Evergreen
  • From Cando to Evergreen
• Georges Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georges Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
  • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Georges Creek
  • From Cando to Georges Creek

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

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

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

Adding Cando to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Cando was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Cando post office opened in 1909.

We also found Cando on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cando.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/