Welcome to Zylonite ...

Zylonite is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zylonite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Zylonite is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zylonite: 413

Websites for Zylonite ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Zylonite ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsfield
  • From Zylonite to Pittsfield
• Bennington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• North Adams
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Adams
  • From Zylonite to North Adams
• Williamstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamstown
  • From Zylonite to Williamstown
• Dalton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Pownal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
• Cheshire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cheshire
  • From Zylonite to Cheshire
• Lanesborough
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
• Hinsdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
• Buckland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Buckland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 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 Zylonite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zylonite.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zylonite ...

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

Adding Zylonite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zylonite 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 Zylonite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Zylonite post office opened in 1885. The Zylonite post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zylonite.