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Welcome to Calora ...

Calora is located in Arthur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Calora is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Calora is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Calora lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Calora (for example, toward Stapleton), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Calora: 308

Communities near Calora ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Calora.

  • Arthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bucktail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucktail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktail
    • Bucktail is located in Arthur County
  • Tryon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Whitman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Heil School ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
    • Heil School is located in Hooker County
    • Heil School has also been known as:
    • Hecla
  • Hyannis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyannis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
    • Hyannis is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyannis <3>
  • Keystone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calora ...

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

Adding Calora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calora 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 Calora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Calora post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Arthur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calora - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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