Welcome to Zara ...

Zara is located in Bladen County<1>.

The location of Zara has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Zara is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Zara lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Zara is within the boundaries of the (910) area code.

Communities near Zara ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Northwest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
  • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
• White Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • White Lake is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
• Clarkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
  • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <4>
• Bolton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
• East Arcadia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
  • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
• Sandyfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
  • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
• Atkinson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Pender County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 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 Zara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zara.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zara ...

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

Adding Zara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zara 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 Zara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zara post office opened in 1901.

We also found Zara on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/