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Welcome to Corn Brook ...

Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Corn Brook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Corn Brook: Corn Brk.

Corn Brook is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Corn Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Corn Brook is located in the (812) area code.

Communities near Corn Brook ...

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

  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Edinburgh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Trafalgar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Princes Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Nashville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Morgantown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
  • Elizabethtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Hartsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 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 Corn Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corn Brook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corn Brook ...

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

Adding Corn Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corn Brook 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 Corn Brook was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corn Brook.

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

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Bartholomew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corn Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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