About Cornish
Cornish, ME is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Maine.
Officially, Cornish is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.04 square miles.
📰 Cornish News Today
- 2026 Cornish Bandstand Concert Series Sacopee Valley News · Jun 30
- State fire marshal's office investigates suspicious fire in Cornish, Maine newscentermaine.com · May 29
- Three people sought by Maine investigators after suspicious fire in Cornish have been identified WMTW · May 29
- Cornish Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 28
- 18-year-old arrested on Cornish arson charge WGME · May 31
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cornish Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Cornish
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cornish
- Bay Haven Lobster Pound
- Fairgrounds Pizza And Pub
- Sacopee Valley House of Pizza
- Sofia's Pizza & Roast Beef
- Sugar Shack Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Great Ossipee Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cornish
- Goulds Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Jagolinzer Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sawyer Mountain Highlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Saywer Mountain Highlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dennett Memorial Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Earthrest Wilderness Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ingalls Pond Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Merrill Park reviews ★
- Mt Cutler Park reviews ★
- Saco River Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
- The Heath · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Town of Limington Scenic Overlook reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.04 sq mi
Coordinates43.8001, -70.7951