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Welcome to Mountainbrook ...

Mountainbrook is located in Pike County<1>.

Mountainbrook is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mountainbrook (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Mountainbrook: 334

Communities Also Named Mountainbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Mountainbrook: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Tuscaloosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 5 communities that are also named Mountainbrook - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mountainbrook ...

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

  • Luverne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brundidge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
  • Petrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Mossy Grove Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
    • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Pike County
  • Meeksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
    • Meeksville is located in Pike County
  • Youngblood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
    • Youngblood is located in Pike County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountainbrook ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountainbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.