Welcome to Zena ...

Zena is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Zena is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Zena: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Zena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Zena - they are located in New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Zena ...

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

• Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <5>
• Vinita
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
  • Vinita is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinita <5>
• Jay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
• Fairland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <5>
• Afton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• South West City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <5>
• Colcord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <5>
• Langley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
• Bernice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <5>
• Spavinaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spavinaw
  • Spavinaw is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spavinaw <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zena ...

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

Adding Zena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zena 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 Zena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Zena post office opened in 1896.

We also found Zena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/