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Welcome to Rich Mountain ...

Rich Mountain is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Rich Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rich Mountain - they are located in North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rich Mountain ...

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

  • Mena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Potter Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Potter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dallas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Bates is located in Scott County
  • Y City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
    • Y City is located in Scott 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 Rich Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rich Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Mountain ...

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

Adding Rich Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rich Mountain post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Mountain - 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>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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