Welcome to Sonora ...

Sonora is located in Atchison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Sonora is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sonora: (660)

Communities Also Named Sonora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sonora - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Sonora ...

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

• Nebraska City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <4>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Tarkio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
  • Tarkio is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <4>
• Rock Port
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
  • Rock Port is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <4>
• Hamburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Sidney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Peru
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Farragut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Johnson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonora ...

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

Adding Sonora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sonora in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sonora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sonora post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/