Cora, Kansas

Ghost town in Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cora is a former town in Smith County, Kansas, United States.[1]

CountryUnited States
Elevation
1,968 ft (600 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code
785
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Cora, Kansas
Ghost town
Cora is located in Kansas
Cora
Cora
Location within the state of Kansas
Cora is located in the United States
Cora
Cora
Cora (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°53′34″N 98°39′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySmith
Elevation
1,968 ft (600 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
785
GNIS ID484586 [1]
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History

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.

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