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Mount Zion

Ghost town · Adams County, Ohio

Seaman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Seaman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Zion is a ghost town in Adams County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Zion as a historical populated place on the Seaman 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 38.9465° N, 83.5910° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeaman
Elevation971 ft
Nearest living townSeaman, OH
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1055889
Coordinates38.94646, -83.59103

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What's there now

Mount Zion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seaman, OH (population 1,072), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 971 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 Mount Zion?

Mount Zion is in Adams County, Ohio, at 38.9465, -83.5910.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

Adams County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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