Welcome to Coalora ...

So far, we found very little information about Coalora. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Coalora to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coalora, please Contact Us.

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Coalora would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coalora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coalora is 6,550 feet [1,996 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Coalora is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Coalora was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Coalora was located: 575

Communities near Coalora ...

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

• Ruidoso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <4>
• Ruidoso Downs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
• Carrizozo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizozo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrizozo <4>
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
• Nogal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <4>
• Bonito
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
• Sun Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Alto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Sierra Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
• Glencoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <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 Coalora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coalora.

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

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

Adding Coalora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coalora post office opened in 1903. The Coalora post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coalora.