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Welcome to Corwin (aka 'Corwin Station') ...

So far, we found very little information about Corwin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Corwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corwin, please Contact Us.

Corwin would have been located within present day Tippecanoe County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Corwin is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Corwin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Corwin (for example, toward Alvin (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Corwin was located: 765

The community of Corwin has also been called Corwin Station.

Communities Also Named Corwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Corwin: This one is located in Tippecanoe County and the other is located in Henry County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Corwin - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Corwin ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Corwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corwin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Corwin post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corwin.

The official website for Tippecanoe County: www.co.tippecanoe.in.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Tippecanoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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