Welcome to Blue Mountain ...
The town of Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County<1>.
The location of Blue 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 Blue Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Mountain: Blue Mtn. (or less commonly used: Blue Mntn.)
Blue Mountain is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Blue Mountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Blue Mountain (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Blue Mountain: (256) & (938)<4>
Websites for Blue Mountain ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blue Mountain, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Blue Mountain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Blue Mountain - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Mountain.
Communities near Blue Mountain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Mountain.
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Glencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
- Heflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <5>
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ragland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <5>
- Munford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Munford is located in Talladega County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>
- Ohatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee
- Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohatchee <5>
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 Blue Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Mountain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Blue Mountain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Mountain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Mountain ...
Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Mountain.
Adding Blue Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Mountain was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860.
We also found Blue Mountain in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Mountain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |