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- Zanesfield, Ohio – Isaac Zane (younger brother of Ebenezer Zane)
- Zanesville, Ohio – Ebenezer Zane
- Zapata, Texas – Colonel Jose Antonio de Zapata
- Zavalla, Texas – Lorenzo de Zavala (note spelling)
- Zillah, Washington – Miss Zillah Oakes (daughter of Thomas Fletcher Oakes, president of the Northern Pacific Railway)
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