Welcome to Cornell ...

Cornell is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Cornell is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cornell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cornell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cornell: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Modoc County.

Beyond California, there are 17 communities that are also named Cornell - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cornell ...

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

• Thousand Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
  • Thousand Oaks is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Oaks <4>
• Simi Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simi Valley
  • Simi Valley is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simi Valley <4>
• Santa Monica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
  • Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <4>
• Camarillo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camarillo
  • Camarillo is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camarillo <4>
• Moorpark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorpark
  • Moorpark is located in Ventura County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorpark <4>
• Calabasas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
  • Calabasas is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabasas <4>
• Malibu
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
  • Malibu is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malibu <4>
• Hidden Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidden Hills <4>
• Oak Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Ventura County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>
• Greenwich Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
  • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornell ...

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

Adding Cornell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cornell post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/