Cornish, Colorado

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Cornish, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Location of Cornish, Colorado.
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Cornish (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°31′23″N104°24′48″W / 40.5230°N 104.4133°W / 40.5230; -104.4133 (Cornish, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Weld [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Weld County [2]
Elevation
[1]
4,715 ft (1,437 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
(Gill) 80624
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 180559

Cornish is an unincorporated community in Weld County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1]

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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″N104°24′48″W / 40.5230°N 104.4133°W / 40.5230; -104.4133 (Cornish, Colorado) and elevation 4,715 feet (1,437 m). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cornish, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "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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