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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Corona (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Corona. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Corona is historic, it would have been located within present day Sonoma County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

Below are the counties that are near Corona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corona:

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Corona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Ely ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ely is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Penngrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Petaluma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohnert Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cotati
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Lakeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • El Verano
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Temelec
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Temelec is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
    • Bellevue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Eldridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Sobrante
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
    • Bayview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gateley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
    • Hercules
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <2>
    • Pinole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinole is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <2>
    • Rodeo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pablo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tara Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
    • Tormey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
    • Atchison Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Atchison Village is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Village
    • El Sobrante
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Novato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomales
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nicasio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ignacio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ignacio is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
    • Rafael Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rafael Village is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
    • Marshall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Hamlet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Nicks Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
    • Inverness
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Merazo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
    • Oakville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutherford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Yountville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Napa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <2>
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Saint Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
    • Middleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Deer Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • American Canyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Calistoga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
    • Vallejo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mankas Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corona, see our County-by-County Page for Corona.

Cemeteries Near Corona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corona.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Corona - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.

  • Cypress Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Petaluma Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Corona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corona.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.

  • Ely ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ely is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Petaluma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Penngrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cotati
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Donahue ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Donahue is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
  • Madrone ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Madrone is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
  • Yulupa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
  • Glen Ellen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Novato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Schellville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sonoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corona.

Newspapers Published in Corona ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corona, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Corona:

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 Corona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.