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Canyon Falls, Kentucky

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Canyon Falls
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. Retrieved 2013-04-28.