Welcome to Zoar ...Zoar is primarily located in Dubois County<1>. A portion of Zoar extends into Pike County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Zoar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908. Zoar is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Zoar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Zoar (for example, toward Gentryville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Zoar: 812 & 930<3> Communities Also Named Zoar ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Zoar - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (2), 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.
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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Zoar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Zoar was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908. For more details, see References and Mentions for Zoar. Footnotes ...
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