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Welcome to Coronado ...

Coronado is located in Wichita County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coronado, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Coronado is 3,270 feet [997 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Coronado is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Coronado (for example, toward Tribune), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Coronado: 620

Communities Also Named Coronado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Coronado: This one is located in Wichita County and the other is located in Sedgwick County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 13 communities that are also named Coronado - they are located in Alberta, Arizona (2), California, Colorado (2), Florida, New Mexico, Texas (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Coronado ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Coronado.

  • Marienthal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marienthal is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
  • Modoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Tribune
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Friend
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horace
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Russell Springs
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Russell Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 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 Coronado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coronado.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coronado. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Coronado.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coronado ...

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

Adding Coronado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coronado 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 Coronado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Coronado post office opened in 1886. The Coronado post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coronado.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wichita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coronado - 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/