Welcome to Zenobia ...

Zenobia is primarily located in Christian County<1>. A portion of Zenobia extends into Sangamon County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zenobia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Zenobia is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Zenobia: (217)

Communities Also Named Zenobia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Zenobia - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Zenobia ...

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

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Chatham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Taylorville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Rochester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Virden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
• Pawnee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Girard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Jerome
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
• Southern View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
  • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 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 Zenobia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zenobia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zenobia ...

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

Adding Zenobia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zenobia 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 Zenobia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zenobia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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