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Zion

Ghost town · Iredell County, North Carolina

Osbornville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1997, 1:24,000)
Osbornville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1997, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zion is a ghost town in Iredell County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Iredell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zion as a historical populated place on the Osbornville 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 36.0437° N, 80.8987° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOsbornville
Elevation993 ft
Nearest living townLove Valley, NC
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1001764
Coordinates36.04374, -80.89868

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What's there now

Zion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Love Valley, NC (population 155), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 993 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 Zion?

Zion is in Iredell County, North Carolina, at 36.0437, -80.8987.

How many ghost towns are in Iredell County?

Iredell County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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