Mount Zion, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Mount Zion, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Mount
Zion
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Crawford
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Scott
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1181
Coordinates:43.2567°N -90.7336°W
Area Code:608
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1569861

Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in the town of Scott, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Mount Zion is located on U.S. Route 61 5.5miles east-southeast of Bell Center.[1]

Mount Zion in popular culture

Mount Zion was notable when Alvin Straight rode from his home in Laurens, Iowa on a John Deere riding lawn mower to visit his ailing older brother. It was a 240miles trip and took Straight six weeks to travel to Mount Zion.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . Crawford County . 2011-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110516130229/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/crawford.pdf . May 16, 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: The City of Absurdity: David Lynch's the Straight Story - Interviews & Articles.