Welcome to Cora ...

Cora is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Cora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Cora: KOH-ruh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Cora is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cora: (618)

Communities Also Named Cora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Cora: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Sangamon County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 18 communities that are also named Cora - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cora ...

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

• Perryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Murphysboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <5>
• Steeleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <5>
• Percy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <5>
• Ava
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Ava is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <5>
• Willisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <5>
• Grand Tower
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <5>
• Cutler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Cutler is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <5>
• Saint Mary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <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 Cora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cora ...

Looking for more information about Cora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cora.

Adding Cora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cora 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 for Cora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cora post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov