Welcome to Cannon Crossroads ...
Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Cannon Crossroads: Cannon Xrds.
Cannon Crossroads is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cannon Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Cannon Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>
The community of Cannon Crossroads has also been called Cannon Cross Roads. and Cannon's Crossroads (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Cannon Crossroads, see The Names of Cannon Crossroads on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Cannon Crossroads ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Cannon Crossroads: This one is located in Cabarrus County and the other is located in Pitt County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cannon Crossroads.
Communities near Cannon Crossroads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cannon Crossroads.
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <4>
- Kannapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <4>
- Mint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <4>
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <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 Cannon Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cannon Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cannon Crossroads. 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 Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Cannon Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannon Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Cannon Crossroads? 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 Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cannon Crossroads.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cabarrus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cannon Crossroads - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Cannon Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Cannon Crossroads 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. |
| <5> | 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. |