Welcome to Cornish ...
Cornish is located in Lafayette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornish, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Cornish is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cornish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cornish: 662
Communities Also Named Cornish ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cornish - they are located in Colorado, Maine (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cornish.
Communities near Cornish ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cornish.
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <3>
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thaxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <3>
- Algoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 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 Cornish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornish.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornish. 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 Cornish.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornish. See our Newspapers Page for Cornish.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornish ...
Looking for more information about Cornish? 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 Cornish, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cornish.
Adding Cornish to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cornish 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 Cornish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cornish post office opened in 1902.
We also found Cornish on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornish.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornish - 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/ |