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Welcome to Corcoran ...

Corcoran is located in Pike County<1>.

Corcoran is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Corcoran lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Corcoran (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Corcoran: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Corcoran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Corcoran - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Minnesota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Corcoran ...

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

  • Brundidge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Petrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Meeksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeksville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
  • Mossy Grove Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
  • Youngblood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Youngblood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
  • Linwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corcoran ...

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

Adding Corcoran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corcoran 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 (so far) for Corcoran was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corcoran.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corcoran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Corcoran area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Corcoran area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.