Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cannons Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cannons Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Cannons Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cannons Creek: Cannons Crk. (or less commonly used: Cannons Ck. or Cannons Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Cannons Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cannons Creek may originally have been Cannon's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cannons Creek might be written as Cannon Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cannons Creek is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Boyd (KY), Greenup (KY), Gallia, Jackson, Scioto, Cabell (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Cannons Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannons Creek:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Cannons Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Pedro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Sherritts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Kitts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Aid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Ironton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Coal Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Patriot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Cora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Bladen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Kerr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Edna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Gallipolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Blackfork Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Powellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Haverhill Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Hales Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- South Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Harrison Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Sciotoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millseat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cliffside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Catlettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Mavity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Rush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Kehoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Pactolus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grayson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Carter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Hitchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Bellefonte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Grays Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Argillite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Estep ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Firebrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Guyandotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Hodges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pea Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Ona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Sarah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Beale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Hogsett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Arlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upland is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Point Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Ceredo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kenova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannons Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cannons Creek.
Cemeteries Near Cannons Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannons Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cannons Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannons Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Aldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joe Delawder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Ironton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39982 <4>
- Etna Furnace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vesuvius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (793 more) ...
- Jennick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slab Fork Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slab Fork Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Waterloo.
- The Slab Fork Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centenary United Methodist Cemetery
- Slab Fork Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967367 <4>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Cannons Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannons Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannons Creek, with the one closest to Cannons Creek listed first.
- Dean ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Pedro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Bartles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bartles is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartles
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Royersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersville
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Hecla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Kitts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sherritts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Olive Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannons Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannons Creek.
Newspapers Published in Cannons Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannons Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannons Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannons Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cannons Creek:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cannons Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cannons Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |