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Welcome to Zeus ...

Zeus is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zeus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Zeus is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Zeus: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Zeus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Zeus: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Page County.

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

Communities near Zeus ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tryme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
  • Aroda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • Ruth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Radiant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Radiant is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
  • Waylands Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zeus ...

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

Adding Zeus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zeus post office opened in 1902. The Zeus post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zeus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zeus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Zeus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Zeus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/