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Welcome to Mountain Valley ...

Mountain Valley is located in Garland County<1>.


The location of Mountain Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Valley: Mountain Vly. (or less commonly used: Mountain Vally. or Mountain Vlly.)

Mountain Valley is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mountain Valley lies within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Mountain Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountain Valley - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountain Valley ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Pine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
    • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
  • Fountain Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Lonsdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
    • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
  • Magnet Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
    • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Hot Springs Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jessieville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
    • Piney is located in Garland County
  • Rockwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
    • Rockwell is located in Garland County
  • Price
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Garland 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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Valley ...

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

Adding Mountain Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Mountain Valley on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, 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 Mountain Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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