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Welcome to Cordell ...

Cordell is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cordell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Cordell is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cordell, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Cordell: 606

Communities Also Named Cordell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cordell - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Cordell ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Louisa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Gay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Inez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inez
    • From Cordell to Inez
  • Sandy Hook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blaine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
    • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellen
    • From Cordell to Ellen
  • Ledocio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Noris ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
    • Noris is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noris
    • From Cordell to Noris
  • Osie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
    • Osie is located in Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cordell ...

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

Adding Cordell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cordell 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 Cordell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Cordell post office opened in 1898.

We also found Cordell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cordell.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cordell - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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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