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Welcome to Zenar ...

Zenar is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Zenar is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zenar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Zenar is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zenar: 417

Communities near Zenar ...

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

  • Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Nixa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Marshfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ava
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Strafford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
  • Seymour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fremont Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zenar ...

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

Adding Zenar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zenar post office opened in 1900. The Zenar post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zenar.

Footnotes ...

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