Welcome to Cornish ...

Cornish is located in Weld County<1>.

The location of Cornish has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Cornish is 4,710 feet [1,436 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cornish is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cornish lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cornish is located in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Cornish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cornish - they are located in Maine (2), Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cornish.

Communities near Cornish ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cornish.

• Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>
• Eaton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• La Salle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
• Ault
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ault <4>
• Kersey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
  • Kersey is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <4>
• Pierce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
• Garden City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Briggsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
  • Briggsdale is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggsdale <4>
• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Gill is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gill <4>
• Galeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cornish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornish.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornish. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornish.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornish. See our Newspapers Page for Cornish.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornish ...

Looking for more information about Cornish? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cornish, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cornish.

Adding Cornish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cornish in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cornish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cornish post office opened in 1914.

We also found Cornish mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/