Zion, Iowa
Zion, Iowa | |
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former unincorporated community | |
  Zion, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′02″N 94°17′56″W / 41.20056°N 94.29889°WCoordinates: 41°12′02″N 94°17′56″W / 41.20056°N 94.29889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 464814[1] |
Zion and Leith City are former unincorporated communities in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History[]
Zion, founded in the late 1800s in the center of Union Township, was home to the original Hill of Zion Christian Church, as well as a later replacement. The Zion Consolidated School District was formed in 1919.[2]
Leith City (later spelled Leath City)[3] was platted in 1902, less than a mile away from Zion in Sections 20 and 21.[4] Advertisements for electrified plots of land in Leith City ran in the Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory in 1905.[5] These communities did not incorporate.
Zion's population was just 6 in 1925.[6] Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Zion,[7] adjacent to the church.
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zion, Iowa
- ^ "Adair County, Iowa history.html". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "adair county iowa". www.iowaghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Mott, David C. (1930). "Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa". The Annals of Iowa: 436.
- ^ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1905. p. 872.
- ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
- ^ "Hill of Zion Cemetery in Zion, Iowa - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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