Welcome to Carona ...

Carona is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Carona is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Carona: 620

Communities near Carona ...

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

• Pittsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsburg
  • From Carona to Pittsburg
• Carl Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
• Baxter Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baxter Springs
  • From Carona to Baxter Springs
• Frontenac
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Frontenac is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frontenac
  • From Carona to Frontenac
• Columbus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Carona to Columbus
• Galena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galena
  • From Carona to Galena
• Girard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
• Oswego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oswego
  • From Carona to Oswego
• Cherokee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherokee
  • From Carona to Cherokee
• Weir
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 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 Carona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carona ...

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

Adding Carona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Carona post office opened in 1905.

We also found Carona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/