Welcome to Cortelyou ...

Cortelyou is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cortelyou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Cortelyou is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cortelyou: 251

Communities near Cortelyou ...

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

• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Chatom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chatom is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <3>
• McIntosh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
• Carson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Leroy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leroy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Hawthorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
• Saint Stephen's
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <3>
• Hobson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Stave Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cortelyou ...

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

Adding Cortelyou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cortelyou 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 Cortelyou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cortelyou post office opened in 1906. The Cortelyou post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cortelyou.