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Welcome to South Mountain ...South Mountain is located in Franklin County<1>. The location of South Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of South Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915. A typical abbreviation for South Mountain: S. Mtn. (or less commonly used: S. Mntn.) South Mountain is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: South Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for South Mountain: (717) Communities Also Named South Mountain ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named South Mountain: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Berks County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named South Mountain - they are located in Idaho, Ontario and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Mountain. Communities near South Mountain ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Mountain.
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 South Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Mountain. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Mountain. 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 South Mountain. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for South Mountain. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Mountain ...Looking for more information about South Mountain? 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 South Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Mountain. Adding South Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of South Mountain 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 South Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for South Mountain. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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