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Welcome to Lake Cormorant ...

Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Cormorant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Cormorant: Lk. Cormorant

Lake Cormorant is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Cormorant: 662 & 471<3>

The ZIP code for Lake Cormorant: 38641<4>

Communities near Lake Cormorant ...

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

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 Lake Cormorant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Cormorant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Cormorant ...

Looking for more information about Lake Cormorant? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Cormorant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Cormorant.

Adding Lake Cormorant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Cormorant 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 Lake Cormorant was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Cormorant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Cormorant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Cormorant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Cormorant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lake Cormorant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Cormorant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.