Welcome to Cora ...

Cora is located in Woods County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Cora is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cora: 580

Communities Also Named Cora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Cora - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cora ...

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

• Alva
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alva is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <3>
• Waynoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Waynoka is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <3>
• Freedom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Freedom is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
• Capron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Capron is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
• Avard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Avard is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
• Hopeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopeton is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopeton <3>
• Haskew ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Haskew is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
• Heman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Heman is located in Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
• Eldred ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cora ...

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

Adding Cora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cora 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 Cora was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cora.