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Old Zion

Ghost town · Warren County, Kentucky

Woodburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Woodburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Zion is a ghost town in Warren County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Zion as a historical populated place on the Woodburn topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.8387° N, 86.5551° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodburn
Elevation632 ft
Nearest living townWoodburn, KY
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742806
Coordinates36.83866, -86.55506

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What's there now

Old Zion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodburn, KY (population 307), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 632 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Old Zion?

Old Zion is in Warren County, Kentucky, at 36.8387, -86.5551.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Kentucky has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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