Welcome to Zion ...

So far, we found very little information about Zion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zion, please Contact Us.

Zion would have been located within present day Kingfisher County<2>.

The location of Zion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zion is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Zion was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Zion once stood is in the (405) area code.

Communities Also Named Zion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Zion: This one is located in Kingfisher County and the other is located in Adair County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 38 communities that are also named Zion - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Zion ...

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

• Guthrie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <5>
• Piedmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Kingfisher
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
  • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <5>
• Hennessey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <5>
• Crescent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
• Cashion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion
  • Cashion is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashion <5>
• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Cedar Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
• Marshall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Mulhall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulhall
  • Mulhall is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulhall <5>

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

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

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

Adding Zion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zion in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/