Cora, Kansas
Cora, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°53′34″N 98°39′49″W / 39.89278°N 98.66361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Smith |
| Elevation | 1,968 ft (600 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | |
| GNIS ID | 484586 [1] |
Cora is a ghost town in Smith County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A small village settled in the early 1870s, in 1883 Cora was reported as having one store, a blacksmith and wainwright, a schoolhouse, and a Congregationalist church.[2] A post office operated from 1871 to 1904.[3] Cora suffered from depopulation in the mid-20th-century and by 1981 only one inhabited house remained. Today, a car scrapyard occupies part of the former town site.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Cora, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ↑ "Cutler's History of the State of Kansas". Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 2, 2018.[permanent dead link]
Further reading
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Smith County, Kansas, United States | ||
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