Welcome to Sonora ...

Sonora is located in Muskingum County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Sonora: suh-NOR-ah<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Sonora is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sonora lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sonora is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

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, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, 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.

• Zanesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Coshocton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <5>
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Crooksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <5>
• Byesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <5>
• New Concord
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <5>
• South Zanesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Dresden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Frazeysburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <5>

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 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 Sonora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sonora post office opened in 1855.

We also found Sonora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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.

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