Corona, Alabama
Corona is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Corona is located on Alabama State Route 18, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west of Oakman.
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Coordinates: 33°42′30″N 87°28′10″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Walker |
Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 116660[1] |
History
Corona was founded in the 1880s after the Corona Coal Company opened mines here.[2] The first coal shipped from Walker County by rail came from the Corona mines.[3] A post office operated under the name Corona from 1884 to 1957.[4]
Notes
- "Corona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- Armes, Ethel (1972). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Birmingham: The Book-Keepers Press. p. 502.
- "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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