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Welcome to Straight Mountain ...

Straight Mountain is located in Blount County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Straight Mountain: Straight Mtn. (or less commonly used: Straight Mntn.)

Straight Mountain is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Straight Mountain: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Straight Mountain ...

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

  • Clay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • Oneonta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Attalla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Margaret
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Argo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
  • Odenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ragland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <4>
  • Blountsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straight Mountain ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Straight Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Straight Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Straight Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.