Mount Zion, Missouri

Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Mount Zion was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community took its name from a nearby Methodist Episcopal church of the same name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Zion, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

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