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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 Cannon (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 Cannon. 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.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Cannon is located in Grayson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

Below are the counties that are near Cannon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannon:

  • Grayson County     (The home county of Cannon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Pilot Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Tom Bean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kentucky Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Whiterock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Howe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Ida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Luella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Bells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Tribune
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Dorchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Sherman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Knollwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Sedalia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Westminster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Van Alstyne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Anna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Valdasta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
    • Blue Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Frognot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
    • Melissa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Altoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Altoga is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Parris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • Roland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Cooke County
    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Aubrey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Whitewright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leonard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edhube
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Bailey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bonham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gober
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Celeste
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Merit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Wolfe City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Aberfoyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Jacobia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sulphur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Caddo Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
    • Hendrix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kemp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Achille
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Yarnaby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Cartwright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Colbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Yuba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannon, see our County-by-County Page for Cannon.

Cemeteries Near Cannon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannon.

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 Cannon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.

  • Dumas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cannon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jernigan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Binion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Luper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
    • The Pilot Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clarke Cemetery
    • Clarke / Pilot Knob Cemetery
    • Hodges Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Pilot Knob Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986288 <3>
  • Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Worden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Van Alstyne.
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Westminster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lasater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cannon had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.

  • Sedalia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sedalia is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Pilot Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Van Alstyne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • White Mound is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
  • Tom Bean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kentucky Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
  • Anna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anna is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
  • Whitewright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nobility
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nobility is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orangeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Elmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Elmont is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Luella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Delba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Delba is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannon.

Newspapers Published in Cannon ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cannon:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cannon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.