Cornish, Colorado
Unincorporated community in Colorado, US
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Cornish is an unincorporated community in Weld County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
Cornish, Colorado | |
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  Cornish Location of Cornish, Colorado.  Cornish Cornish (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 40.5230°N 104.4133°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Weld[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Weld County[2] |
| Elevation | 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 |
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 40.5230°N 104.4133°W and elevation 4,715 feet (1,437 m).[1]
