Welcome to West Cornwall ...
West Cornwall is located in Orange County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of West Cornwall, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Cornwall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for West Cornwall: W. Cornwall
West Cornwall is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Cornwall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for West Cornwall ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Cornwall, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named West Cornwall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Cornwall - they are located in Connecticut and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Cornwall.
Communities near West Cornwall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Cornwall.
- Palm Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
- Peekskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
- Beacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
- Haverstraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
- Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - West Haverstraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <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 West Cornwall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Cornwall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Cornwall. 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 West Cornwall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cornwall. See our Newspapers Page for West Cornwall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Cornwall ...
Looking for more information about West Cornwall? 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 West Cornwall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Cornwall.
Adding West Cornwall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Cornwall 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 West Cornwall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Cornwall post office opened in 1889.
We also found West Cornwall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Cornwall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Cornwall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Cornwall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |