Welcome to Cannelton ...

Cannelton is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cannelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Cannelton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cannelton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Cannelton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cannelton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cannelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cannelton - they are located in Indiana and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cannelton ...

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

• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• East Liverpool
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <3>
• Struthers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <3>
• Economy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <3>
• Beaver Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <3>
• Ellwood City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <3>
• Ambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <3>
• Columbiana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <3>
• New Brighton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cannelton ...

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

Adding Cannelton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cannelton post office opened in 1871.

We also found Cannelton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cannelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/