Welcome to Zar ...

So far, we found very little information about Zar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zar, please Contact Us.

Zar would have been located within present day Preston County<2>.

The location of Zar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zar is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Zar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Zar still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities near Zar ...

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

• Kingwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Point Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
  • Point Marion is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <6>
• Smithfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <6>
• Confluence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <6>
• Reedsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <6>
• Masontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people

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 Zar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zar. 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 Zar.

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

Adding Zar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Zar post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/