Corona, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Corona, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Corona
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Walker
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:325
Coordinates:33.7083°N -87.4694°W
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:116660

Corona is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Corona is located on Alabama State Route 18, 4.6miles west of Oakman.

History

Corona was founded in the 1880s after the Corona Coal Company opened mines here.[1] The first coal shipped from Walker County by rail came from the Corona mines.[2] A post office operated under the name Corona from 1884 to 1957.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 40 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Book: Armes, Ethel . 1972 . The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama . . The Book-Keepers Press . 502 .
  3. Web site: Walker County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703185844/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Walker . 3 July 2015 .