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Welcome to Cornish Flat ...

Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County<1>.


The location of Cornish Flat 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 Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Cornish Flat: Cornish Flt.

Cornish Flat is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cornish Flat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cornish Flat is located in the (603) area code.

Communities near Cornish Flat ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Springfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Enfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Canaan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornish Flat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornish Flat. 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 Flat.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornish Flat ...

Looking for more information about Cornish Flat? 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 Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cornish Flat.

Adding Cornish Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cornish Flat 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 Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cornish Flat post office opened in 1826.

We also found Cornish Flat in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornish Flat.

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornish Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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