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Welcome to Zion ...
Zion is located in Winnebago County.
Zion is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Zion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Zion: (920) and (274)<2>
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Communities near Zion ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Zion and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<3>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Zion. |
Communities Also Named Zion ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zion.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Zion. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Zion:
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Search for Local Businesses ...Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Zion. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.
If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.
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Footnotes ...
<1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
<2> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Zion. - Return to Citation |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that stretches from Zion. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zion. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9969, Longitude: -88.6621 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Zion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
<4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Zion. - Return to Citation |
<5> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Zion.
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