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Welcome to Mount Zion ...

Mount Zion is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Zion, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

Mount Zion is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Zion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Zion: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Zion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (9), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2).

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.

  • Richland Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Richland Center is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Boscobel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boscobel is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Fennimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fennimore is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Muscoda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Muscoda is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Wauzeka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Viola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Viola is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Soldiers Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Gays Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Blue River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue River is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Readstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Readstown is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people

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 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 Mount Zion was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Zion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Zion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).