Zenia, California Explained

Official Name:Zenia, California
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Trinity
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:2969
Coordinates:40.2056°N -123.4919°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:95595
Area Code:530
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:252841

Zenia is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. Zenia is 6.5miles northeast of Alderpoint. Zenia has a post office with ZIP code 95595, which opened in 1899. It is 3.8 miles from Kettenpom. [1]

History

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.[2]

Zenia is home to the historic Seven Cedars homestead founded in 1902.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=95595&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Book: Durham, David L. . California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. 1998. 172. 1-884995-14-4.