The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCordova is an unincorporated community in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Le Sueur County Road 2, near its junction with Le Sueur County Road 5 at Gorman Lake. County Roads 7 and 11 are also in the immediate area. The Little Cannon River is nearby. Cordova had a post office from 1857 to 1907. It was platted on September 28, 1867, and incorporated on February 27, 1878, but has since returned to being an unincorporated community within Cordova Township. Nearby places include Le Center, Waterville, Kilkenny, Montgomery, Lexington, Cleveland, and Elysian.
Cordova was established in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 471 to 496 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cordova yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cordova’s history is told.
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Cordova, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Cordova is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cordova has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Le Sueur County Courthouse and Jail in Le Center, 4.4 miles away.
Cordova and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.