Welcome to Mount Lookout ...

Mount Lookout is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Lookout: Mt. Lookout

Mount Lookout is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Lookout lies within the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Lookout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Lookout - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Lookout.

Communities near Mount Lookout ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Lookout.

• Cincinnati
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Mason
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Florence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Erlanger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Lookout ...

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

Adding Mount Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Lookout post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Lookout.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/