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Zion

Ghost town · Oldham County, Kentucky

La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zion is a ghost town in Oldham County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Oldham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zion as a historical populated place on the Ballardsville 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 38.3164° N, 85.3660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBallardsville
Nearest living townLa Grange, KY
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742573
Coordinates38.31644, -85.36600

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What's there now

Zion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Grange, KY (population 10,188), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Zion?

Zion is in Oldham County, Kentucky, at 38.3164, -85.3660.

How many ghost towns are in Oldham County?

Oldham County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.