Canyon Falls, Kentucky

Canyon Falls
Unincorporated community
Canyon Falls

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°34′35″N 83°34′39″W / 37.57639°N 83.57750°WCoordinates: 37°34′35″N 83°34′39″W / 37.57639°N 83.57750°W
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lee
Elevation 784 ft (239 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 488907[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. Retrieved 2013-04-28.