Welcome to Zeta ...
So far, we found very little information about Zeta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zeta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zeta, please Contact Us.
Zeta was located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Zeta would have been located within present day Stoddard County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Zeta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Zeta is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Zeta was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Zeta was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Zeta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zeta - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zeta.
Communities near Zeta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zeta.
- Sikeston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puxico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 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 Zeta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zeta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zeta. 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 Zeta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zeta. See our Newspapers Page for Zeta.
Adding Zeta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Zeta 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 Zeta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Zeta post office opened in 1895. The Zeta post office closed in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Zeta.
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 Zeta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zeta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Zeta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Zeta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |