Welcome to Zarah ...

Zarah is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zarah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Zarah is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Zarah: (913)

Communities Also Named Zarah ...

While we believe that this Zarah is located in Johnson County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Zarah. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barton and Butler County.

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

Communities near Zarah ...

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

• Kansas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Lenexa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leawood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Raytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Gardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Prairie Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <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 Zarah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zarah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zarah ...

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

Adding Zarah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zarah post office opened in 1890.

We also found Zarah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zarah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/