Welcome to West Mountain ...

West Mountain is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

West Mountain is located in Upshur County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for West Mountain: W. Mountain

West Mountain is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Mountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for West Mountain: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named West Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Mountain - they are located in Idaho and Utah.

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

Communities near West Mountain ...

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

• Longview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Kilgore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <5>
• Gladewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <5>
• White Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <5>
• Gilmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <5>
• Big Sandy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Hawkins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <5>
• Ore City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <5>
• Lakeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <5>
• Clarksville City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 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 West Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Mountain ...

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

Adding West Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Mountain was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found West Mountain in the book titled .<6> From that list, the West Mountain post office opened in 1859.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/