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Welcome to Mount Zion ...

So far, we found very little information about Mount Zion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mount Zion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Zion, please Contact Us.


Mount Zion would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.


The location of Mount Zion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mount Zion is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mount Zion was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mount Zion (for example, toward Robealou Acres (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

If Mount Zion still existed, it would have been in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

While we believe that this Mount Zion is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 5 Alabama communities named Mount Zion. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cullman, DeKalb, Montgomery, Randolph and Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 69 communities that are also named Mount Zion - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maryland (4), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (9), Texas, Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.

Communities near Mount Zion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Zion.

  • Fort Payne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rainsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
    • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
  • Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Collinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sylvania
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
  • Fyffe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
    • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Powell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Zion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Zion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Zion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Zion.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Zion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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