Cornish, Colorado

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

History

A post office called Cornish was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1967.^[2] The community was named after one Mr. Cornish, a railroad official.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornish, Colorado
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Weld County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Greeley

Cities	Brighton‡ Dacono Evans Fort Lupton Greeley Longmont‡ Northglenn‡ Thornton‡

Towns	Ault Berthoud‡ Eaton Erie‡ Firestone Frederick Garden City Gilcrest Grover Hudson Johnstown‡ Keenesburg Kersey La Salle Lochbuie‡ Mead Milliken Nunn Pierce Platteville Raymer Severance Windsor‡

CDP	Aristocrat Ranchettes

Unincorporated communities	Adna Auburn Briggsdale Buckingham Carr Cornish Galeton Gill Hereford Highlandlake Lucerne Prospect Valley Puritan Roggen Stoneham Tampa Wattenburg

Ghost towns	Dearfield Keota Masters

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°31′23″N 104°24′48″W / 40.52306°N 104.41333°W / 40.52306; -104.41333

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