Welcome to Cordova ...

Cordova is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cordova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Cordova is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cordova lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cordova lies within the (910) area code.

Websites for Cordova ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.richmondcountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cordova, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cordova ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Cordova - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cordova ...

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

• Rockingham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
• Hamlet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
• Cheraw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• Wadesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
  • Wadesboro is located in Anson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadesboro <4>
• Chesterfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Ellerbe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
  • Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <4>
• Dobbins Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
  • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Hoffman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
• Gibson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <4>
• Lilesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
  • Lilesville is located in Anson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cordova ...

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

Adding Cordova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cordova 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 Cordova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cordova post office opened in 1899.

We also found Cordova on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cordova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/