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.
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]