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Welcome to Zena ...

Although we found mention of Zena during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Zena was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Zena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zena, please Contact Us.



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

Zena is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Zena might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Zena would be found within the (503) & (971)<3> area codes.

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 Oklahoma.

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.

  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Keizer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
    • Keizer is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <4>
  • McMinnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
  • Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Silverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
  • Monmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zena.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Zena and then turned east". While Zena could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Zena as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Zena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (971) is an overlay for area code (503).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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