History · Cannonville

Cannonville’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Cannonville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1874established
1old images & papers
1historic places
5recent photos
Scenic Byway 12 - Junction of Scenic Byway 12 and Cottonwood Road in, 1995 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

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Cannonville was laid out in 1874. A post office called Cannonville was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1966. The community bears the name of George Q. Cannon, a Mormon official.

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Timeline

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1874Established
1995Scenic Byway 12 - Junction of Scenic Byway 12 a…Commons
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Cannonville

1 place in Cannonville is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#113
In Utahby listings · the typical town has 1
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2006first listedHenderson, William Jasper, Jr., and Elizabeth, House

Where they are

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Buildings

Architectural styles

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Bungalow1
Craftsman1

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

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