Welcome to Zion Station ...

Zion Station is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zion Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Zion Station: Zion Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Zion Station is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Zion Station is located in the (859) area code.

Communities near Zion Station ...

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

• Florence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Independence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Erlanger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <3>
• Edgewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
• Elsmere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
• Walton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
• Williamstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <3>
• Crittenden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
  • Crittenden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <3>
• Dry Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <3>

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 Zion Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zion Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zion Station. 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 Zion Station.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zion Station ...

Looking for more information about Zion Station? 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 Zion Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zion Station.

Adding Zion Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zion Station 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 for Zion Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zion Station post office opened in 1871.

We also found Zion Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zion Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.grantco.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/