Welcome to Cornelia ...
Cornelia is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Cornelia is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cornelia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cornelia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cornelia - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cornelia.
Communities near Cornelia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cornelia.
- Warrensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
- Knob Noster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
- Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <3>
- Holden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Monte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Green Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Urich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
- Urich is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <3>
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 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 Cornelia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornelia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornelia. 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 Cornelia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornelia. See our Newspapers Page for Cornelia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornelia ...
Looking for more information about Cornelia? 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 Cornelia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cornelia.
Adding Cornelia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cornelia 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 Cornelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cornelia post office opened in 1855.
We also found Cornelia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornelia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornelia - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |