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Welcome to Zona ...

Zona is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Zona is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zona: 985

Communities Also Named Zona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zona - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Zona ...

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

  • Bogalusa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Covington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Franklinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abita Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Folsom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Sun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
  • Varnado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Lees Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Stoney Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point

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 Zona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zona ...

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

Adding Zona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zona 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 Zona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Zona post office opened in 1889. The Zona post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/