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Welcome to Mount Zion ...

Mount Zion is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Zion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

Mount Zion is 1,080 feet [329 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 travel west from Mount Zion (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mount Zion: 606

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

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

  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferguson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Eubank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethelridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
  • Ware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ware is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Dabney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dabney is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Argyle is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Mintonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mintonville is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville

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.

Adding Mount Zion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Zion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mount Zion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mount Zion post office opened in 1930. The Mount Zion post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Zion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/