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Welcome to Cannon Ball ...

Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cannon Ball, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Cannon Ball is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<2>.

Area Code for Cannon Ball: 701

The ZIP code for Cannon Ball: 58528<3>

Communities Also Named Cannon Ball ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Dakota communities named Cannon Ball: This one is located in Sioux County and the other is located in Morton County.

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

Communities near Cannon Ball ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannon Ball ...

Looking for more information about Cannon Ball? 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 Cannon Ball, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cannon Ball.

Adding Cannon Ball to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannon Ball 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 Cannon Ball was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cannon Ball post office opened in 1916. The Cannon Ball post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannon Ball.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sioux, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cannon Ball - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cannon Ball). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cannon Ball or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/