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Census Data for Cannons Point

As far as we can tell, Cannons Point<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Cannons Point, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Caneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Leitchfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clarkson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fordsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cloverport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
    • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <2>
  • Irvington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
  • Whitesville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
  • Cannelton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
    • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <2>
  • Hawesville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Morgantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ekron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
      • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Ohio County

Breckinridge County ...

Cannons Point is located in Breckinridge County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Breckinridge County.

Miscellaneous Information for Cannons Point ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Breckinridge County or the community of Cannons Point:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Cannons Point:
    • GNIS ID for Cannons Point: 507646
    • GNIS ID for Breckinridge County: 516860
    • GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Cannons Point is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Cannons Point.

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

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Cannons Point may originally have been Cannon's Point. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cannons Point might be written as Cannon Point. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Cannons Point.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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