Welcome to Zig ...

Zig is located in Adair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zig, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Zig is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zig: 660

Communities near Zig ...

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

• Kirksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
  • Kirksville is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <3>
• Milan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
• La Plata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <3>
• Green City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
  • Green City is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Greentop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
  • Greentop is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <3>
• Novinger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
  • Novinger is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
• Greencastle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
• Gibbs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
  • Gibbs is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <3>
• Millard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Millard is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Elmer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Elmer is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 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 Zig. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zig.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zig ...

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

Adding Zig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zig in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zig was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Zig on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zig.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zig. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/