Cornish, Colorado

Cornish, Colorado
unincorporated community
Cornish is located in the United States
Cornish
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Location of Cornish, Colorado.
Cornish is located in Colorado
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Cornish
Cornish (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°31′23″N 104°24′48″W / 40.5230°N 104.4133°W / 40.5230; -104.4133 (Cornish, Colorado)[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyWeld[1]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyWeld County[1]
Elevation
[2]
4,715 ft (1,437 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[3]
(Gill) 80624
Area codes970/748
GNIS place ID180559

Cornish is an unincorporated community in Weld County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[2]

History

The Cornish, Colorado, post office operated from November 24, 1914, until March 31, 1967.[4] The Gill, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80624) now serves the area.[3] The community was named after a Mr. Cornish, an engineer employed by the Union Pacific Railroad.[5]

A railway was built through Cornish sometime in the early 1900s, as part of a line from Greeley to Briggsdale.[6] The Union Pacific Railroad filed for the abandonment of the line in 1942, with the actual abandonment occurring in 1946.

Geography

Cornish is located in Weld County at coordinates 40°31′23″N 104°24′48″W / 40.5230°N 104.4133°W / 40.5230; -104.4133 (Cornish, Colorado) and elevation 4,715 feet (1,437 m).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cornish, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  5. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 15.
  6. ^ Fraser, Clayton, B. (August 31, 1997), The History and Evolution of Colorado's Railroads: 1858-1948 (PDF), Loveland: United States Department of the Interior, p. 101{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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