Cornish, Colorado Explained

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

History

A post office called Cornish was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1967.^[1] The community was named after a Mr. Cornish, an engineer employed by the Union Pacific Railroad.^[2]

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

References

40.5231°N -104.4133°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO . 6 March 2016 .
2. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 15.