Welcome to Corona ...

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.

Corona would have been located within present day Grand County<2>.

The location of Corona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Corona is 11,720 feet [3,572 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Corona is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Corona was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Corona would have been located in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Corona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Corona - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Corona ...

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

• Granby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <5>
• Idaho Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <5>
• Nederland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <5>
• Fraser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
• Winter Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <5>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Empire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
• Silver Plume
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>
• Ward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <5>

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 Corona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corona. 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 Corona.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/