Zion, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Zion, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1204
Coordinates:41.2006°N -94.2989°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464814

Zion and Leith City are former unincorporated communities in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

Zion was at the corner of Victor Avenue and County Highway G61.[1]

Leith City was in Section 20 of Union Township,[2] on Union Avenue.

History

Zion, founded in the late 1800s in the center of Union Township, was home to the original Hill of Zion Christian Church, as well as a later replacement. The Zion Consolidated School District was formed in 1919, and at one point enrolled 165 students.[3]

Leith City (later spelled Leath City)[4] was platted in 1902, less than a mile away from Zion in Sections 20 and 21.[5] Advertisements for electrified plots of land in Leith City ran in the Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory in 1905.[6] These communities did not incorporate.

Circa 1912, the Creston, Winterset and Des Moines Railway (CW&DM) was built through the area.[7]

Zion's population was just 6 in 1925.[8] Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Zion, adjacent to the church.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer . 2021 . Garmin Ltd. . Yarmouth, ME . 46–47.
  2. Web site: 1930 . Plat book of Adair County, Iowa . W.W. Hixson and Co. . 2024-01-07 . June 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204009/https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui:hixson_15 . live .
  3. Web site: Adair County, Iowa history.html . 2021-06-22 . genealogytrails.com . June 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205319/http://genealogytrails.com/iowa/adair/history.html . live .
  4. Web site: adair county iowa . 2021-06-22 . www.iowaghosttowns.com . June 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203418/http://www.iowaghosttowns.com/adaircountyiowa.html . live .
  5. Mott . David C. . Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa . 436 . The Annals of Iowa . 1930 . June 22, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110233830/https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5424&context=annals-of-iowa . dead .
  6. Book: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory . 1905 . R.L. Polk & Company . 872 . en . June 22, 2021 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108032531/https://books.google.com/books?id=9sxOAQAAMAAJ . live .
  7. Book: Grant, H. Roger . Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest . 2010 . University of Minnesota Press . 978-0-8166-6562-4 . Minneapolis, MN . 56–57 . en.
  8. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en . June 22, 2021 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229220633/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ . live .

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