Zion, Missouri
Zion is an unincorporated community in Central Township in southern Madison County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 67 about ten miles south of Fredericktown, from which its mail comes.
A post office called Zion was in operation from 1880 until 1964.[2] The community took its name from a nearby church of the same name, which in turn was named after Mount Zion in West Asia.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zion, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°25′18″N 90°18′36″W / 37.42167°N 90.31000°W
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