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ZANA, TEXAS

A Submerged ghost Town

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San Augustine County | East Texas

Under the waters of Sam Rayburn Reservoir
23 Miles S of San Augustine
Population: 0

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History in a Pecan Shell

Zana was granted a post office in 1886, and by 1896 there were fifty people calling the community home. The town had a general store and a sawmill in 1914, but by 1916, the post office closed.

By the 1930s only a few people remained and the town was dropped from maps. When Sam Rayburn Reservoir was constructed in the 1960s, Zana became one of Texas' submerged ghost towns.



Zana TX San Augustine Co 1896 Postmark
Zana TX San Augustine Co 1896 Postmark
Cover canceled with Zana TX 1896 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection


San Augustine  county TX 1907 postal map
San Augustine County 1907 Post Map showing Zana
near Angelina County line

Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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