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Welcome to South Cornish ...

South Cornish is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Cornish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for South Cornish: S. Cornish

South Cornish is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Cornish: 603

Communities near South Cornish ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Cornish ...

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

Adding South Cornish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Cornish post office opened in 1878.

We also found South Cornish in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Cornish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South 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/