Welcome to Upper Zion ...
Upper Zion is located in Caroline County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Zion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Upper Zion is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Upper Zion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Upper Zion: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Upper Zion ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Zion.
- Colonial Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- DeJarnette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Central Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
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 Upper Zion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Zion.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper 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 Upper Zion.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Zion. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Zion.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Zion ...
Looking for more information about Upper 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 Upper Zion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Zion.
Adding Upper Zion to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper 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 (so far) for Upper Zion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Upper Zion post office opened in 1885. The Upper Zion post office closed in 1942.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Zion.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Zion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Upper Zion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Upper Zion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |