Welcome to Cannonsburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Cannonsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cannonsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cannonsburg, please Contact Us.

Cannonsburg would have been located within present day Hancock County<2>.

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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cannonsburg is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cannonsburg was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cannonsburg still existed, it would have been in the (419) and (567)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Cannonsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Cannonsburg: This one is located in Hancock County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 4 communities that are also named Cannonsburg - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan and Mississippi.

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.

• Findlay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Ada
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
• Ottawa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Bluffton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• North Baltimore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <5>
• Columbus Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <5>
• Leipsic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• McComb
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Arlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>

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.

Adding Cannonsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cannonsburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannonsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/