Canyon Falls, Kentucky

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Canyon Falls, Kentucky
Canyon Falls is located in Kentucky
Canyon Falls
Canyon Falls
Location in Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°34′35″N 83°34′39″W / 37.57639°N 83.57750°W / 37.57639; -83.57750Coordinates: 37°34′35″N 83°34′39″W / 37.57639°N 83.57750°W / 37.57639; -83.57750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLee
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID488907[1]

Canyon Falls is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in 1909 at Canyon Falls. The community was named for a local canyon and waterfall; the latter was destroyed with dynamite for the construction of a road.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canyon Falls, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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