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Welcome to Gannon ...

Gannon is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gannon is located in Fisher County<1>.

Gannon is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gannon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Gannon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gannon: 325

Communities Also Named Gannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gannon - they are located in Maryland and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gannon ...

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

  • Sweetwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loraine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Capitola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Claytonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Avenger Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Wastella ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wastella is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
  • Hermleigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hobbs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gannon ...

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

Adding Gannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gannon 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 (so far) for Gannon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gannon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fisher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gannon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.