Welcome to Cork ...

Cork is located in Allegheny 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 1892.

Cork is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Ohio 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.

• Pittsburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Weirton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Franklin Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• East Liverpool
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Economy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Canonsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Aliquippa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1892.

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 Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/