Zenia, California
Zenia, California | |
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  Zenia, California  Zenia, California | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′20″N 123°29′31″W / 40.20556°N 123.49194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Trinity |
| Elevation | 2,969 ft (905 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95595 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 252841[1] |
Zenia is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. Zenia is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Alderpoint. Zenia has a post office with ZIP code 95595, which opened in 1899. It is 3.8 miles from Kettenpom. [2]
History
[edit]Zenia was first named 'Poison Camp' by men who went there in the 1860s after larkspur in the area poisoned their cattle. Postmaster George Croyden named the community Zenia after a girl.[3]
Zenia is home to the historic Seven Cedars homestead founded in 1902.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zenia, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 172. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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