Welcome to Cornell ...

Cornell is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Cornell is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cornell is within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Cornell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cornell - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), 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.

• Spencer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Laurens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <3>
• Sioux Rapids
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
  • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <3>
• Ruthven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <3>
• Albert City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert City
  • Albert City is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert City <3>
• Sutherland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <3>
• Everly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
  • Everly is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
• Royal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
• Peterson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
  • Peterson is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <3>
• Marathon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 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 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 1902.

We also found Cornell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

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 Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/