Welcome to Mountain View ...

The location of Mountain View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mountain View lies within the (907) area code.

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Georgia (2), 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.

• Fort Richardson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
• Spenard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spenard
• Eagle River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <3>
• Point MacKenzie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point MacKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point MacKenzie
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
• Chugiak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugiak <3>
• Knik
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knik have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik
• Indian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <3>
• Big Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <3>
• Hope
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>

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.

We 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.<4>

From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1949.

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 State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/