Welcome to Mount Zion ...

Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Zion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

Mount Zion is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Zion: (864)

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

While we believe that this Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Mount Zion. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dorchester and Florence County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 69 communities that are also named Mount Zion - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maryland (4), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee (9), Texas, Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mount Zion ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Greer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
• Mauldin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Woodruff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Lyman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Duncan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Wellford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Landrum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Pacolet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Inman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <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 Mount Zion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Zion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Zion ...

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

Adding Mount Zion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Zion post office opened in 1836.

We also found Mount Zion in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/