Welcome to Coronaca ...

Coronaca is located in Greenwood County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Coronaca: 'car-NAY-kuh' or 'CAR-uh-NAY-kuh'<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coronaca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Coronaca is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Coronaca: (864)

Communities Also Named Coronaca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Coronaca: This one is located in Greenwood County and the other is located in Abbeville County.

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

Communities near Coronaca ...

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

• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Laurens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Abbeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Ware Shoals
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
• Ninety Six
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <5>
• Due West
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <5>
• Cross Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <5>
• Donalds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds
  • Donalds is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalds <5>
• Waterloo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <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 Coronaca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coronaca.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coronaca ...

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

Adding Coronaca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coronaca post office opened in 1888.

We also found Coronaca on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coronaca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/