Cornish is an unincorporated communityinWeld County, in the U.S. stateofColorado.[1]
A post office called Cornish was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1967.[2] The community was named after a Mr. Cornish, an engineer employed by the Union Pacific Railroad.[3]
A railway was built through Cornish sometime in the early 1900s, as part of a line from GreeleytoBriggsdale.[4] The Union Pacific Railroad filed for the abandonment of the line in 1942, with the actual abandonment occurring in 1946.
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Municipalities and communities of Weld County, Colorado, United States
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40°31′23″N 104°24′48″W / 40.52306°N 104.41333°W / 40.52306; -104.41333
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