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Welcome to Zora ...

Zora is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zora, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Zora is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Zora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zora - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Zora ...

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

  • Versailles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
    • Laurie is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <3>
  • Sunrise Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <3>
  • Cross Timbers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Gravois Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Climax Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
    • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zora ...

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

Adding Zora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zora 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 for Zora was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zora - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.