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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. The community was named after a Mr. Cornish, an engineer employed by the Union Pacific Railroad.

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.

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