Cannon, Kentucky

Last updated

Cannon, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
USA Kentucky location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Cannon
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Cannon
Coordinates: 36°54′52″N83°51′30″W / 36.91444°N 83.85833°W / 36.91444; -83.85833
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Knox
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
40923
GNIS feature ID507644 [1]

Cannon is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

The community was named for early resident Henry L. Cannon, who served as the first postmaster in 1901. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cannon, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.