Welcome to Corwin ...

So far, we found very little information about Corwin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Corwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corwin, please Contact Us.

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Corwin would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.

Corwin was founded in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Corwin is 5,810 feet [1,771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Corwin is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Corwin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Corwin was located: 775

Communities Also Named Corwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Corwin - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Corwin ...

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

• Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
• Alpha ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Mineral ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
• Diamond City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Diamond City is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Fort Ruby ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fort Ruby is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ruby
  • Fort Ruby has also been known as:
  • Camp Ruby
• Blackburn ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackburn is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
• Huntington ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntington is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
• Shanty Town
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanty Town is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
• Cave Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
  • Cave Creek has also been known as:
  • Cavecreek
• Jiggs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jiggs is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
  • Former names for Jiggs:
  • Hylton
  • Mound Valley
  • Skelton

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Corwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corwin.

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

Adding Corwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corwin 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 (so far) for Corwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Corwin post office opened in 1878. The Corwin post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corwin.