Welcome to Mountain View ...

Mountain View is located in Clayton County<1>.

The location of Mountain View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Mountain View (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Mountain View: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Mountain View: This one is located in Clayton County and the other is located in Walker County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain View.

Communities near Mountain View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain View.

• Atlanta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Tucker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <5>
• East Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Chamblee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Chamblee is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamblee <5>
• Stockbridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain View. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

Looking for more information about Mountain View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mountain View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain View.

Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain View in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mountain View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/