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Welcome to Cannons Point ...

Cannons Point is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cannons Point: Cannons Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cannons Point for more information about variations on the name of Cannons Point.

Cannons Point is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cannons Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cannons Point (for example, toward Upton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cannons Point: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Cannons Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cannons Point - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Cannons Point ...

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

  • Leitchfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cloverport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Caneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Falls-of-Rough
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glen Dean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Tousey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tousey is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
  • Yeaman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeaman is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannons Point ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cannons Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Cannons Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Cannons Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.