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Welcome to Zoar ...

So far, we found very little information about Zoar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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

Zoar would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.

The location of Zoar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zoar is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Zoar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Zoar once stood is in the (804) area code.

Websites for Zoar ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Zoar, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Zoar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Zoar - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Zoar ...

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

  • Pilkinton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Pilkinton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the north of Zoar.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pilkinton
  • Winterpock
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Winterpock lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the east of Zoar.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Winterpock
  • Masons Corner
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Masons Corner lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Zoar.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Masons Corner
  • Amelia Court House
  • Otterdale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Otterdale lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Zoar.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Otterdale
  • Ammon
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Ammon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Zoar.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ammon
  • Earls
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Earls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Zoar.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Earls
  • Midlothian
  • Spainville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Spainville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the south of Zoar.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Spainville
  • Huguenot
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Huguenot lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the northeast of Zoar.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Huguenot

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

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

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

Adding Zoar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zoar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention that we've found for Zoar was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Zoar.

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zoar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zoar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zoar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zoar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3627, Longitude: -77.8233       In this case, the coordinates for Zoar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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