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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Zion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Zion is located in Clark County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Bourbon, Estill, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Powell.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:
- Clark County (The home county of Mount Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Renick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Peeled Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Little Slate Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Hooktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- North Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Austerlitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Jackstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiserton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Witt Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Sherburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Grange City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
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- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
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- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Tilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Craintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
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- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Cynthiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvandell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Logana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Nicholasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
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- Jessamine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
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- Keene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Doylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Bybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Means
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Sudith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mariba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Prewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Levee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Spencer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Moorefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Westbend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Clay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Piggville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- Vaughns Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan County
- Farmers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- New Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Stone Hedge Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Hedge Estates is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Faywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.
Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Prewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clarmont Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rupard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gist Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hedges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedges is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomson is located in Clark County
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- Grassy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Ruckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruckerville is located in Clark County
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- Prewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Sideview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sideview is located in Montgomery County
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- Renick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Austerlitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- North Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Flanagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flanagan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
- Hunt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.
Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Powell County
- Rowan County
- Scott County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |