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Welcome to Cory ...Cory is located in Delta County<1>. The location of Cory has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Cory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Cory is described as "Named after Cora Hurshman, the wife of the first postmaster." Cory is 5,180 feet [1,579 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cory is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Cory lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Cory lies within the (970) area code. The ZIP code for Cory: 81414<5> Communities Also Named Cory ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cory - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cory. Communities near Cory ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cory.
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 Cory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cory. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cory. 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 Cory. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cory. See our Newspapers Page for Cory. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cory ...Looking for more information about Cory? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Cory, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cory. Adding Cory to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cory 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 Cory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Cory. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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