Welcome to Cork ...

Cork is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Cork is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cork: (440)

Communities Also Named Cork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cork - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cork ...

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

• Painesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesville
  • Painesville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painesville <4>
• Ashtabula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashtabula <4>
• Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Chardon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
  • Chardon is located in Geauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <4>
• Huntsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
  • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
• Madison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Fairport Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
  • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <4>
• Jefferson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• North Kingsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <4>
• Middlefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
  • Middlefield is located in Geauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <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 Cork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cork ...

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

Adding Cork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cork post office opened in 1830.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/