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Welcome to Corduroy ...

Corduroy is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corduroy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Corduroy is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Corduroy: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Corduroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Corduroy - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Corduroy ...

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

  • Ridgway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Johnsonburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Brockway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Russell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
  • Iron City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Sheffield Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
  • Hallton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
  • McKinley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McKinley is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • Windy City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corduroy ...

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

Adding Corduroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corduroy 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 (so far) for Corduroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corduroy post office opened in 1889. The Corduroy post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corduroy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corduroy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Corduroy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Corduroy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/