Do you know of Mount Zion ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mount Zion. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mount Zion.<1>

Our sources for Mount Zion (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Mount Zion other than they indicate that Mount Zion would be found somewhere in Simpson County, Mississippi.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1849 and closed  in 1908.

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

We found 66 communities that share the name Mount Zion.

There are three communities within Mississippi that are also named Mount Zion.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 65 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

• Communities Located In Mississippi ...
  • Jones County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mount Zion [Jones County].
  • Lowndes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mount Zion [Lowndes County].
  • Tippah County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mount Zion [Tippah County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Cherokee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Cherokee County].
    • Cullman County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Cullman County].
    • DeKalb County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [DeKalb County].
    • Montgomery County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Montgomery County].
    • Randolph County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Randolph County].
    • Tallapoosa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Zion [Tallapoosa County].
  • Arkansas
    • Cleveland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Zion [Cleveland County].
    • Independence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Zion [Independence County].
    • Johnson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Zion [Johnson County].
  • Georgia
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Zion [Carroll County].
    • Hancock County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Zion [Hancock County].
    • Stewart County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Zion [Stewart County].
  • Illinois
    • Macon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mount Zion [Macon County].
  • Indiana
    • Wells County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mount Zion [Wells County].
  • Iowa
    • Van Buren County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mount Zion [Van Buren County].
  • Kansas
    • Ellsworth County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Zion [Ellsworth County].
    • Phillips County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Zion [Phillips County].
  • Kentucky
    • Allen County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mount Zion [Allen County].
    • Clark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mount Zion [Clark County].
    • Grant County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mount Zion [Grant County].
    • Pulaski County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Mount Zion [Pulaski County].
  • Louisiana
    • Jackson Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Zion [Jackson Parish].
    • Lincoln Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Zion [Lincoln Parish].
    • Red River Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Zion [Red River Parish].
    • Winn Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Zion [Winn Parish].
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Zion [Anne Arundel County].
    • Caroline County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Zion [Caroline County].
    • Frederick County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Zion [Frederick County].
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Zion [Montgomery County].
  • Missouri
    • Douglas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Mount Zion [Douglas County].
    • Henry County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Mount Zion [Henry County].
  • North Carolina
    • Alleghany County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Zion [Alleghany County].
    • Davie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Zion [Davie County].
    • Guilford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Zion [Guilford County].
    • Wilkes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Zion [Wilkes County].
  • Ohio
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Zion [Adams County].
    • Noble County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Zion [Noble County].
  • Oklahoma
    • McCurtain County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Mount Zion [McCurtain County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Mount Zion.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Cumberland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [Cumberland County].
    • Lebanon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [Lebanon County].
    • Luzerne County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [Luzerne County].
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [Monroe County].
    • York County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Zion [York County].
  • South Carolina
    • Dorchester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mount Zion [Dorchester County].
    • Florence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mount Zion [Florence County].
    • Spartanburg County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mount Zion [Spartanburg County].
  • Tennessee
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Carroll County].
    • Cheatham County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Cheatham County].
    • Cumberland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Cumberland County].
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Lawrence County].
    • McNairy County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [McNairy County].
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Monroe County].
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Montgomery County].
    • Sevier County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Sevier County].
    • Warren County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Zion [Warren County].
  • Texas
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Zion [Montgomery County].
  • Virginia
    • Accomack County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Zion [Accomack County].
    • Campbell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Zion [Campbell County].
    • Middlesex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Zion [Middlesex County].
  • West Virginia
    • Calhoun County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Zion [Calhoun County].
    • Tucker County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Zion [Tucker County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Crawford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Mount Zion [Crawford County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mount Zion ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mount Zion:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mount Zion - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Mount Zion.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 28/49720   (Place Name: Mount Zion)

County: Simpson     (FIPS State/County: 28/127)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Mount Zion) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Simpson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Simpson County.