Welcome to Corley ...
Corley is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Corley is located in Bowie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Corley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Corley is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Corley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Corley: 903 & 430<3>
Communities Also Named Corley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Corley - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Corley.
Communities near Corley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corley.
- Wake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
- Wake Village is located in Bowie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <5>
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
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 Corley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corley. 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 Corley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corley. See our Newspapers Page for Corley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corley ...
Looking for more information about Corley? 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 Corley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Corley.
Adding Corley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Corley 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 Corley was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Corley in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Corley post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Corley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bowie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corley - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Corley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Corley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |