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Welcome to Mount Zion ...

Mount Zion is located in Clark County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

Mount Zion is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Zion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Mount Zion and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mount Zion: 859

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

While we believe that this Mount Zion is located in Clark County, we know of another 3 Kentucky communities named Mount Zion. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Grant and Pulaski County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 69 communities that are also named Mount Zion - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), 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.

  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stanton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Owingsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Zion ...

Looking for more information about Mount Zion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Zion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Zion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Zion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.