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Corona

Ghost town · Grand County, Colorado

Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Corona is a ghost town in Grand County, Colorado. It is one of 3 former communities in Grand County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Corona as a historical populated place on the East Portal topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9344° N, 105.6853° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Portal
Elevation11,711 ft
Nearest living townEldora, CO
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID180995
Coordinates39.93443, -105.68528

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What's there now

Corona is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eldora, CO (population 440), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,711 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Corona?

Corona is in Grand County, Colorado, at 39.9344, -105.6853.

How many ghost towns are in Grand County?

Grand County, Colorado has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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