Welcome to Cornish ...

Cornish is located in Lafayette County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Cornish lies within the (662) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Pontotoc
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Ecru
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Algoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Algoma is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algoma <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/