Welcome to Zion ...

Zion is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of 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 Zion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Zion is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Zion: (843)

Communities Also Named Zion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (3), 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.

• Dillon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mullins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Latta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Rowland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Aynor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <4>
• Fair Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Lake View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
• Nichols
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>
• Sellers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Sellers is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellers <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zion ...

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

Adding Zion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zion post office opened in 1882.

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 ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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