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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 altitude 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).

Area Code for Zeona: 605

Communities near Zeona ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Zeona.

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 (so far) for Zeona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zeona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zeona - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/