Zoar, Warren County, Ohio

For the Tuscarawas County community of the same name, see Zoar, Ohio.

Location of Zoar in Warren County, Ohio
Location of Zoar in Warren County, Ohio

Zoar is an unincorporated community in northern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is located on the 3C Highway about one mile east of Hopkinsville and three miles west of Morrow in Virginia Military District Military Survey 1546.

A large share of the first settlers of Zoar were Germans.[2] By the 1840s, Zoar was a local commercial center.[3] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted away from inland Zoar, and the town's population dwindled.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zoar, Warren County, Ohio
  2. ^ "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns; General and Local Statistics. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 618.