Welcome to Zelda ...
So far, we found very little information about Zelda. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zelda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zelda, please Contact Us.
Zelda would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Zelda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Zelda is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Zelda was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Zelda was located: 606
Communities Also Named Zelda ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zelda - it's located in Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zelda.
Communities near Zelda ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zelda.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
- Kenova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
- Ceredo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <4>
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Zelda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zelda.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zelda. 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 Zelda.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zelda. See our Newspapers Page for Zelda.
Adding Zelda to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Zelda 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 Zelda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Zelda post office opened in 1892.
We also found Zelda on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Zelda.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zelda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zelda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |