Welcome to Cordell ...
So far, we found very little information about Cordell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cordell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cordell, please Contact Us.
Cordell would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cordell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cordell is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cordell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Cordell (for example, toward Euthtilloga (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Cordell was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Cordell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cordell - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cordell.
Communities near Cordell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cordell.
- Martindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <5>
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fyffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
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 Cordell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cordell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cordell. 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 Cordell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordell. See our Newspapers Page for Cordell.
Adding Cordell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cordell 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 (so far) for Cordell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cordell post office opened in 1881. The Cordell post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cordell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cordell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cordell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cordell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cordell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |