Welcome to Zoar ...

The village of Zoar is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Zoar: ZOHR<3>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Zoar has a population of 175 people<4> (see below for details).

Zoar is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Zoar ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Zoar, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Zoar had an population of 175 people. This is an increase of 3.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Zoar had a population of 169 people. This makes Zoar the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 169 people, the population of Zoar decreased 12.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 193 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Zoar.

Communities Also Named Zoar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Zoar: This one is located in Tuscarawas County and the other is located in Warren County.

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

• Canton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Massillon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <6>
• New Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <6>
• North Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <6>
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Louisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Uhrichsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <6>
• Minerva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <6>
• Carrollton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Strasburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Zoar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

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 Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/