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Welcome to Cora ...

Cora is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Cora is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cora: 785

Communities Also Named Cora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Cora - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, 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.

  • Smith Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Cloud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burr Oak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Gaylord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Esbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Athol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Bellaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Womer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Womer is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer

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 (so far) for Cora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cora post office opened in 1871. The Cora post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/