Welcome to Cornish ...

The town of Cornish is located in Jefferson County<1> (at the time of its founding, Cornish was located in Indian Territory).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cornish has a population of 155 people<3> (see below for details).

Cornish is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cornish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cornish lies within the (580) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cornish had an population of 155 people. This is a decrease of 4.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cornish had a population of 163 people. This makes Cornish the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 163 people, the population of Cornish decreased 5.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 172 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cornish.

Communities Also Named Cornish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cornish - they are located in Colorado, Maine (2), Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Cornish ...

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

• Lone Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Grove <5>
• Healdton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <5>
• Wilson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Loco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <5>
• Orr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Orr is located in Love County
• Grady
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Jefferson County
• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Carter County
• Clemscott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
  • Clemscott is located in Carter County
• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
• Fox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <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 Cornish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornish.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornish. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cornish.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cornish ...

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

Adding Cornish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Cornish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cornish post office opened in 1891.

We also found Cornish on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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