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Welcome to Mountain Top ...

Mountain Top is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Top, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Top: Mtn. Top

Mountain Top is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mountain Top: 479

Communities Also Named Mountain Top ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mountain Top - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Mountain Top ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
    • Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <3>
  • Altus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hartman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartman
    • From Mountain Top to Hartman
  • Denning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Saint Paul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Morrison Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiederkehr Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiederkehr Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
    • Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Batson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
    • Batson is located in Johnson 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 Mountain Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Top.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Top ...

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

Adding Mountain Top to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Top 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 Top was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mountain Top post office opened in 1879.

We also found Mountain Top in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Top - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/