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Welcome to Coram ...

So far, we found very little information about Coram. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Coram to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coram, please Contact Us.

Coram would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Coram was established in 1906 and was incorporated in 1910.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Coram: Named after Joseph Coram, one of the owners of the Balaklala Mine & Smelter Company.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coram is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Coram was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Coram was located: 530 & 837<4>

Communities Also Named Coram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Coram - they are located in Connecticut, Montana and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coram.

Communities near Coram ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coram.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Coram. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coram.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coram. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coram.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coram. See our Newspapers Page for Coram.

Adding Coram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coram in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Coram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coram post office opened in 1906. The Coram post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coram.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coram, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coram - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Coram area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Coram area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/