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Welcome to Canyon Falls ...

Canyon Falls is located in Lee County<1>.

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

Canyon Falls is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Canyon Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canyon Falls: 606

Communities near Canyon Falls ...

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

  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beattyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Campton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Copebranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
  • Chenowee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
  • Jetts Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Fincastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fincastle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Lerose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lerose is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canyon Falls ...

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

Adding Canyon Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canyon Falls 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 (so far) for Canyon Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Canyon Falls post office opened in 1909. The Canyon Falls post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canyon Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canyon Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/