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Welcome to Fountain View ...

Fountain View is located in Maricopa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fountain View: Fountain Vw.

Fountain View is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fountain View lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fountain View - they are located in Maryland and Texas.

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

Communities near Fountain View ...

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

  • Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
  • Scottsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tempe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <3>
  • Apache Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carefree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continental Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Rio Verde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain View ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fountain View - 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.