Canyon Falls, Kentucky

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

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

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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