Zona, Louisiana

Zona, Louisiana
Zona is located in Louisiana
Zona
Zona
Location within Louisiana
Zona is located in the United States
Zona
Zona
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 30°44′54″N 90°04′52″W / 30.74833°N 90.08111°W / 30.74833; -90.08111
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishWashington
Elevation
125 ft (38 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID541221 [1]
FIPS code22-83650

Zona is an unincorporated community in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located about 13 miles (20.92 kilometres) west of Bogalusa, Louisiana, and near Enon and Willis.[2][3]

History

Zona was listed in 1917 as a Washington Parish community on the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad. Zona had a population of 250 where F. L. Sanford was operating a sawmill with a daily capacity of 50,000 board feet (120 cubic metres).[4] The Zona School was a former white school located about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Franklinton, off Louisiana Highway 16.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zona, Louisiana
  2. ↑ Washington Parish Official Map (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. May 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Enon, Louisiana 7.5-minute quadrangle (PDF) (Map). United States Geological Survey. March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Logging Railroads and Mill Equipment, 1917". Tap Lines. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ Dier, Bonnie (August 1995). "Washington Parish Schools". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved May 10, 2026.