Welcome to Canon ...

Canon is located in Mora County<1>.

The location of Canon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Canon is 7,560 feet [2,304 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Canon is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Canon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Canon is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Canon ...

While we believe that this Canon is located in Mora County, we know of another 3 New Mexico communities named Canon. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Juan, Sandoval and Taos County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 8 communities that are also named Canon - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Quebec and Washington.

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

Communities near Canon ...

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

• Holman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
  • Holman is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holman <4>
• La Cueva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Rociada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rociada
  • Rociada is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rociada <4>
• Pendaries Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendaries Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
  • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
• Rainsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Golondrinas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Angostura
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
  • Angostura is located in Taos County
• Sapello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <4>
• Chacon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacon
  • Chacon is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chacon <4>
• Guadalupita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <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 Canon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canon ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/