Corona, Alabama

Corona, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Corona, Alabama
Corona, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°42′30″N 87°28′10″W / 33.70833°N 87.46944°W / 33.70833; -87.46944Coordinates: 33°42′30″N 87°28′10″W / 33.70833°N 87.46944°W / 33.70833; -87.46944
Country United States
State Alabama
County Walker
Elevation 325 ft (99 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 116660[1]

Corona is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Corona is located on Alabama State Route 18, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west of Oakman.

History

Corona was founded in the 1880s after the Corona Coal Company opened mines here.[2] The first coal shipped from Walker County by rail came from the Corona mines.[3] A post office operated under the name Corona from 1884 to 1957.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Corona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ Armes, Ethel (1972). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Birmingham: The Book-Keepers Press. p. 502.
  4. ↑ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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