Cornish, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Kersey-Gill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80622. The Survey maps it on the Cornish quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cornish quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cornish quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Cornish between 2011 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 7 June 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Galeton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Galeton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | PLATTEVILLE |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platte Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GALETON |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BRIGGSDALE |
| 9 January 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Galeton Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cornish: 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cornish in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornish | - | One small tree blown down and stripped of most of its leaves. Spotter reported some hail but did not have an estimate of size. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Cornish | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornish | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fosston | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Barnesville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Matthews | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Gill | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Briggsdale | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Galeton | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Lowe | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Alden | 10.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180559. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








