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Welcome to Cork ...

Cork is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Cork is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cork - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cork ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Weirton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
  • Steubenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Whitehall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • East Liverpool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Economy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Canonsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aliquippa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cork ...

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

Adding Cork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cork 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 Cork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cork post office opened in 1892. The Cork post office closed in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cork.

Footnotes ...

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