Zion, Northumberland County, Ontario
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| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Northumberland
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = Port Hope
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Zion is a dispersed rural community in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web | title = Port Hope | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = November 2, 2016 | url = https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?CLV=4&CPV=3514020&CST=01012011&CVD=116949&Function=getVD&MLV=4&TVD=116940 | access-date = August 28, 2021 | archive-date = June 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170615033530/http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=116940&CVD=116949&CPV=3514020&CST=01012011&CLV=4&MLV=4 | url-status = live }}
History
Prior to 1833, the Log School House in Zion served as a school and church, and nearby Dickenson's Field was a cemetery. A brick church called Zion Church was erected in 1839, with a basement for Sunday school classes, and a new cemetery next to the church.{{cite web | title = Zion United Church Cemetery (1839-1972) | publisher = Alivingpast | url = https://www.alivingpast.ca/zioncemetery.htm | accessdate = August 28, 2021 | archive-date = August 28, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210828153113/https://www.alivingpast.ca/zioncemetery.htm | url-status = live }}{{cite web | title = Cemeteries | publisher = Municipality of Port Hope | url = https://www.porthope.ca/en/living-here/cemeteries.aspx | accessdate = August 28, 2021 | archive-date = August 28, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210828153113/https://www.porthope.ca/en/living-here/cemeteries.aspx | url-status = live }} The church was renamed Zion United Church in 1925.{{cite web | title = Welcome Pastoral Charge (Ont.) fonds | publisher = United Church of Canada Archives | url = https://catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca/welcome-pastoral-charge-ont-fonds# | accessdate = August 28, 2021 | archive-date = August 28, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210828153123/https://catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca/welcome-pastoral-charge-ont-fonds | url-status = live }}
Zion had a post office from 1874 to 1916.{{cite web | title = Post Offices and Postmasters | publisher = Library and Archives Canada | date = May 27, 2014 | url = https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/post-offices-postmasters/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=13462&}}
In 1890, Zion had a butcher, blacksmith, and public school. Residents received daily mail, and there was a daily stage coach to Port Hope. The population was 70.{{cite book | title = Dominion Business Directory | publisher = Might and Company | year = 1890 | url = https://archive.org/details/dominionbusiness00unse/page/1264/mode/2up?q=zion | pages = 1264}}
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