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Welcome to Zeba ...

Zeba is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Zeba is located in Baraga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zeba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Zeba is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Zeba (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Zeba: 906

Communities near Zeba ...

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

  • Baraga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • L'Anse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Keweenaw Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Pelkie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Skanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alberta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Elo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elo is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Jacobsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Portage Entry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zeba ...

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

Adding Zeba to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zeba post office opened in 1910. The Zeba post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zeba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Baraga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zeba - 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/