Corona, Alabama

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Corona, Alabama
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code205
GNIS feature ID116660[1]

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.

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

  1. ^ "Corona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ Armes, Ethel (1972). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Birmingham: The Book-Keepers Press. p. 502.
  4. ^ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)