Welcome to Cornell ...
So far, we found very little information about Cornell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cornell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cornell, please Contact Us.
Cornell would have been located within present day Hitchcock County<2>.
The location of Cornell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cornell is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cornell is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cornell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Cornell (for example, toward Benkelman), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Cornell once stood is in the (308) area code.
Communities Also Named Cornell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cornell - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cornell.
Communities near Cornell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cornell.
- Atwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <5>
- Culbertson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Culbertson is located in Hitchcock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <5>
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Stratton is located in Hitchcock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <5>
- Herndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Ludell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
- Ludell is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Traer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Beardsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
- Beardsley is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- McCook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
- McCook is located in Red Willow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <5>
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 Cornell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornell. 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 Cornell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornell. See our Newspapers Page for Cornell.
Adding Cornell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cornell 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 Cornell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cornell post office opened in 1880.
We also found Cornell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hitchcock County: www.co.hitchcock.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cornell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hitchcock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |