Welcome to Cannonsburg ...

Cannonsburg is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cannonsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Cannonsburg lies within the (616) area code.

The ZIP code for Cannonsburg: 49317<3>

Communities Also Named Cannonsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cannonsburg - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Cannonsburg ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Walker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Rockford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Belding
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <4>
• Sparta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannonsburg ...

Looking for more information about Cannonsburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cannonsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cannonsburg.

Adding Cannonsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannonsburg 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 for Cannonsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cannonsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannonsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/