Cannon Ball, North Dakota

About Cannon Ball

Cannon Ball, ND is a small unincorporated community located in southern North Dakota.

Cannon Ball holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 88.27 square miles.

📰 Cannon Ball News Today

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• Albert Two Bears Obituary Jun 27, 2026 Weigel Funeral and Cremation Service · Jun 27
• Cannon Ball man dies in officer-involved shooting - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 4
• Beyond the Cowboy: Human-horse Solidarity Across Time Nonprofit Quarterly · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Cannon Ball Unique

• The only place in America named Cannon Ball — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cannon Ball

• Beaver Creek Public Use Area reviews ★
• Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Dakota Fisheries Management Area reviews ★
• Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cannon Ball

• CANNON BALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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