Welcome to Zama ...
Zama is located in Attala County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Zama, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
Zama is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Zama lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Zama: 662
Communities Also Named Zama ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Zama - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zama.
Communities near Zama ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zama.
- Kosciusko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Noxapater
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
- Ethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- McCool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Vowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Hinze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Coosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
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 Zama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zama.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zama. 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 Zama.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zama. See our Newspapers Page for Zama.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zama ...
Looking for more information about Zama? 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 Zama, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zama.
Adding Zama to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Zama 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 Zama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Zama post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Zama.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zama - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |