Welcome to Zenas ...

Zenas is located in Jennings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zenas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Zenas is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Zenas: (812)

Communities near Zenas ...

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

• Greensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Batesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• North Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Versailles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Osgood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
• Westport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Holton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
• Hartsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 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 Zenas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zenas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zenas ...

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

Adding Zenas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zenas post office opened in 1839.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zenas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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