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Welcome to Cannon ...

Cannon is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

Cannon is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cannon: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Cannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Cannon - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cannon ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bossier City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mooringsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • South Towne Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
  • Summer Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannon ...

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

Adding Cannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cannon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cannon - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Cannon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Cannon 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.