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Welcome to Cornwall ...

Cornwall is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Cornwall is located in Shoshone County<1>.

When the people of Cornwall refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cornwallite<2>

Cornwall is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cornwall is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cornwall (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Cornwall: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Cornwall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Cornwall: This one is located in Shoshone County and the other is located in Latah County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 14 communities that are also named Cornwall - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Cornwall ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wallace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Carbon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Larson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Larson is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
  • Silverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornwall ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Cornwall refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Cornwall may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornwall - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Cornwall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Cornwall 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.