Welcome to Cornish ...

Cornish is located in Warren 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 1900.

Cornish is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cornish is within the boundaries of the (908) area code.

Websites for Cornish ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cornish, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cornish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cornish - they are located in Colorado, Maine (2), Mississippi, New Hampshire, 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.

• Easton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• East Stroudsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Hackettstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Wilson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Nazareth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
• Bangor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Pen Argyl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <4>
• Bath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <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 1900.

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 Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/