Welcome to Zeona ...

Zeona is located in Perkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zeona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Zeona is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Zeona is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Zeona lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Zeona (for example, toward Iron Lightning), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Zeona lies within the (605) area code.

Communities near Zeona ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Zeona.

• Mud Butte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <3>
• Cedar Canyon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
• Hoover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Butte County
• Prairie City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <3>
• Reva
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reva
  • Reva is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reva <3>
• Castle Rock
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
• Opal
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <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 Zeona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zeona.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zeona ...

Looking for more information about Zeona? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Zeona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Zeona.

Adding Zeona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zeona post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zeona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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