Welcome to Ziontown ...

Ziontown is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Ziontown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ziontown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ziontown is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ziontown: (740)

Communities Also Named Ziontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ziontown - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ziontown.

Communities near Ziontown ...

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

• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Zanesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• Pataskala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ziontown ...

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

Adding Ziontown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ziontown post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ziontown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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