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Welcome to Corning ...

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

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


Corning would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Corning had a population of 1,194 people.<3> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Corning is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Corning was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Corning was located: 931

Communities Also Named Corning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Corning - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Corning ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loretto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lutts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Killen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
  • Collinwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Florian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Corning.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.