Welcome to Mountain Valley ...

Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County<1>.

The location of Mountain Valley 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 Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Valley: Mountain Vly. (or less commonly used: Mountain Vally. or Mountain Vlly.)

Mountain Valley is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mountain Valley: (606)

Communities Also Named Mountain Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountain Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountain Valley ...

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

• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Salyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Campton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Belknap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
• Rousseau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rousseau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
• Lee City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
  • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
• Netty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
  • Netty is located in Magoffin County
• Ova
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
  • Ova is located in Magoffin County
• Cannel City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Cannel City is located in Morgan County

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Valley. 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 Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Valley ...

Looking for more information about Mountain Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Valley.

Adding Mountain Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mountain Valley post office opened in 1938.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/