Zem Zem Springs
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Zem Zem is an archaic place name in the Berryessa Valley in Napa County, California, United States; the name is derived from the Zamzam Well (Arabic: بئر زمزم, romanized: Biʾru Zamzam) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Originally applied to Zem Zem Springs, a sulphured spring, the springs eventually hosted a small resort, which in turn garnered a post office. Zem Zem, California was originally located in neighboring Lake County but a boundary change moved it into Napa.[1] Nearby Zim Zim Creek and Zim Zim Falls,[2] in the Knoxville Wildlife Area, are alternate-spelling derivatives of the original Zem Zem.[3]
The site was also a source of onyx marble, according to a California state geologist, who reported there were specimens from Zem Zem in the museum of the State Mining Bureau.[4]
