Zaneta, Iowa Explained

Official Name:	Zaneta, Iowa
Settlement Type:	unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Iowa#USA
Mapsize:	250x200px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Grundy County
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	909
Coordinates:	42.3936°N -92.5522°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	464812

Zaneta is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

It is located on County Road D35 west of Hudson, at 42.391686N, -92.551408W.^[1]

History

Zaneta was founded in the 1800s. It was named after Zanesville, Ohio; the "Zane" portion was retained while "ta" was added "for euphony".^[2] A Methodist church was built at Zaneta in 1902, moved from North Fork.^[3]

Zaneta's population was 16 in 1915,^[4] and just 12 in 1925.^[5]

In 1940, Zaneta's population was 18 residents.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
2. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 142.
3. Heald, Samuel W. (1902). Minutes of the forty-seventh session of the Upper Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Volumes 47–54.
4. Book: Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases . 63–66.
5. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.
6. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 315 . en.