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Welcome to Corners ...

Corners is located in Breckinridge County<1>.


The location of Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Corners is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Corners, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Corners is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Corners - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Corners ...

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

  • Radcliff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
  • Vine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
    • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
  • Brandenburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
    • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
  • Hardinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Irvington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
  • Muldraugh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
    • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
  • Ekron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Mauckport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
    • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <4>
  • Laconia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
  • Big Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Big Spring is located in Meade 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 Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corners ...

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

Adding Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corners 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 Corners was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corners post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corners.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corners. 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 Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corners - 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>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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