Welcome to Zoar ...

Zoar is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Zoar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zoar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Zoar is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Zoar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Zoar: (716)

Communities Also Named Zoar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Zoar: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond New York, there are 15 communities that are also named Zoar - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zoar.

Communities near Zoar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zoar.

• Hamburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Springville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Gowanda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Angola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• North Collins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>
• Little Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Delevan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• Forestville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Zoar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zoar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zoar. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zoar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zoar. See our Newspapers Page for Zoar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zoar ...

Looking for more information about Zoar? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Zoar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zoar.

Adding Zoar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zoar in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zoar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zoar post office opened in 1826.

We also found Zoar in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zoar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zoar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/