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Canyon Falls, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Canyon Falls, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°34′35″N 83°34′39″W / 37.57639°N 83.57750°W / 37.57639; -83.57750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLee
Elevation784 ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID488907

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.

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 April 28, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Beattyville
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Location of Lee County, Kentucky
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