Welcome to Corso ...

Corso is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corso, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Corso is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Corso ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Corso - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Corso ...

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

• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Troy
  • From Corso to Troy
• Bowling Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bowling Green
  • From Corso to Bowling Green
• Moscow Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moscow Mills
  • From Corso to Moscow Mills
• Hawk Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <3>
• Jonesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jonesburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesburg <3>
• Eolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eolia is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eolia
  • From Corso to Eolia
• Bellflower
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Silex
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Silex is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Curryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Curryville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 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 Corso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corso.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corso ...

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

Adding Corso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corso 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 (so far) for Corso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Corso post office opened in 1873. The Corso post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corso.