The Mt. Zion School was located on the opposite side of the road from the Mount Zion Church on what is now Route 646 north of McGaheysville. The land for the Mt. Zion School was deeded to the Stonewall District School Board on October 18, 1882 by H. F. Propst and others. The Mt. Zion School was a one-room frame building which served the community until it was closed in 1936.

Teachers known to have taught at Mt. Zion:

1881-82 R. A. Shepp
1882-83 Bettie L. Heiston
1884-85 Mollie J. Ross
1885-86 MollieJ. Ross
1887-88 George W. Slusser
1888-89 M. E. Bader
1889-90 E. W. Shipp
1890-91 Sallie Yeager
1891-94 (three sessions) Mary E. Sheppe
1894-95 Minnie F. Harris
1895-96 Sallie J. Lamb
1896-99 (three sessions) Charles D. Wyant
1899-1900 Willie B. Ogg
1900-01 C. F. Nicholas
1901-02 Arthur B. Miller
1902-03 Sallie E. Acker
1903-04 Stella C. Reynolds
1904-05 Florence Dycke
1905-07 (two sessions) Kate F. Lam
1907-08 (unknown)
1908-09 (unknown)
1909-10 (unknown)
1910-11 Ocie Armentrout
1911-12 Edna Maiden
1912-13 M. C. Life
1913-14 Arbutus Harner
1914-15 S. J. Pence
1915-16 Miriam Bowman
1916-17 M. C. Life
1917-19 (two sessions) Mrs. J. A. Leap
1919-20 M. C. Life
1920-28 (eight sessions) G. Dewey Life
1928-29 Pearl A. Shiflett
1929-30 Ethel Diehl
1930-34 (four sessions) Annie Laurie Hensley (Lam)
1934-35 Virginia L. Shank
1935-36 Mabel M. Baker

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