Welcome to Coral ...

Coral is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coral, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Coral is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Coral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coral - they are located in Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Coral ...

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

• Elgin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Crystal Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
• Carpentersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <4>
• Algonquin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <4>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <4>
• Huntley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• McHenry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Woodstock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Belvidere
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <4>
• Sycamore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coral ...

Looking for more information about Coral? 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 Coral, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coral.

Adding Coral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coral 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 Coral was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coral post office opened in 1837.

We also found Coral in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

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