Welcome to Zaneta ...

Zaneta is located in Grundy County<1>.

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

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

Zaneta is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Zaneta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Zaneta ...

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

• Waterloo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cedar Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Evansdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Grundy Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• La Porte City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Parkersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Reinbeck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <4>
• Traer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <4>
• Dysart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <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 Zaneta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zaneta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zaneta ...

Looking for more information about Zaneta? 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 Zaneta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zaneta.

Adding Zaneta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zaneta 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 Zaneta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zaneta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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