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The Zalma factory was located just upstream from the mill dam, on the south side of the river, on land known as the Cora Carr property.
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Zalma and factory
In 1884, the Bell Messler Company located at Illmo, placed a factory at Zalma to cut veneer and box laths.
Work on a big box factory building at Zalma is about completed, a part of the machinery is in place and timber is being sawed preparatory to the manufacture of all kinds of boxes and cases for strawberries and all kinds of fruits.
Zalma and was
* Greenbrier-Located at the end of Route W northeast of Arab, there once was a station here along the Zalma Branch Railroad.
* Burg-Located somewhere between Zalma and Gipsy on Route E, the Pioneer Cooperage Company operated a lumber mill here from about 1906-1911 after which the company was moved to Coldwater in Wayne County when the timber played out.
When the railroad moved to town, the name Bollinger's Mill was changed to Zalma, after railroad worker Zalma Block.
As it happened, John Henry Hoover lived a few miles south of what is now Zalma, and it was said that he made excellent corn whiskey.
This was Zalma ’ s first industry, and people brought their wool to this mill from distances of or more to be carded.
Although it was never determined who started the fire, the distinction is usually given to a young man who lived on what is now known as the Lowry farm west of Zalma.
The line was called the Brownwood and Northwestern and extended from Brownwood to Zalma ( 1884 ).
The company shipped the wagon by rail to Zalma, and it was used only once, to move these two logs.
The wagon was later moved to Ira Gray ’ s barnyard in Zalma, and after many years rotted down.
Zalma was quite a timber and tie center in its heyday.
The first sawmill to come to Zalma was owned by James Hartzel and Laban Green.
Before the steel bridge was built in 1900, all timber north of Zalma had to be transported to Lutesville, the only outlet to the railroad, for after the mill dam was built, the river could be forded in dry seasons only.
One of the poplar trees, brought into the mill in Zalma in the late 19th century, was seven feet, three inches ( 76 mm ) in diameter and produced six logs, ten feet in length.
Zalma was at one point known as the logging capital of the world.
Zalma was once home to many old small businesses.
They once owned The Barn, which was at one point in time the only restaurant in Zalma.
The Home Plate Restaurant, located on Highway 51 in Zalma, was once owned by Jack and Kerry Kirk.
It is said that the historical area was where the Castor River crossed the Zalma Branch Railroad between Zalma and Greenbrier.
* The highest recorded temperature in Zalma was in 1954.
* The lowest recorded temperature in Zalma was in 1951.
Zalma and located
* Hahn-Previously known as North Zalma, it is located on Route H just south of the Route FF intersection about halfway between Marble Hill and Zalma.
Blue Pond, the deepest natural pond in the state of Missouri, is located outside of Zalma.
The current post office is located on Main Street next to the Zalma Volunteer Fire Department.
The Zalma Historical Cemetery is located on Nora Street.
• Arab, located at the intersection of State Highway 51, Route C and Route P, lies about four miles ( 6 km ) south of Zalma.
• April Hills is located approximately four miles on Bollinger County Road 710 that begins in the heart of Zalma by the new baseball field.
• Buchanan, located on Route Y south of State Highway 51, lies about four miles ( 6 km ) northwest of Zalma near Castor River.
• Burg is located somewhere between Zalma and Gipsy on Supplemental Route E. It is said that the Pioneer Cooperage Company operated a lumber mill here from about 1906 to 1911, after which the company moved to Coldwater in Wayne County when the timber played out.
• Castor Bridge is located on Castor River near the end of Bollinger County Road 615 southeast of Zalma.
• Dongola, located on State Highway 51 just west of the State Highway 91 intersection, lies about seven miles ( 11 km ) east of Zalma.
• Gipsy, the tiny hamlet almost hidden among the hills, is located west of Zalma about three miles ( 5 km ) on Supplemental Route E. A post office still exists and operates in Gipsy, with its own ZIP code of 63751.
• Greenbrier, located at the end of Route W northeast of Arab, is a little unincorporated town that once had a station on the Zalma Branch Railroad.
• Hahn, previously known as North Zalma, is a small community located on Route H just south of the Route FF intersection about halfway between Zalma and Marble Hill.
• Sank is located on Bollinger County Road 528 just north of State Highway 51 about four miles ( 6 km ) east of Zalma.
• Schlatitz is located on State Highway 51 about five miles ( 8 km ) east of Zalma, conveniently located just east of Sank and west of Dongola between the two communities.
• Sturdivant, located on Route V near the Stoddard County line, is a tiny unincorporated community that lies about southwest of Zalma.
Zalma is located at ( 37. 144524 ,-90. 078127 ).
• On April 24, 2002, an F4 tornado ( with maximum wind speeds of 207-260 mph ) located away from the Zalma village center injured 16 people and caused $ 45 million in damages.
• On April 27, 2002, an F3 tornado ( with maximum wind speeds of 158-206 mph ) located away from the Zalma village center killed one person and injured 16 people and caused $ 4 million in damages.
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