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Welcome to Mountain Home ...

Mountain Home is located in Tulare County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Home: Mtn. Home

Mountain Home is 6,020 feet [1,835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Home is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain Home lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mountain Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Mountain Home: This one is located in Tulare County and the other is located in Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 12 communities that are also named Mountain Home - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Idaho (2), North Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Mountain Home ...

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

  • Milo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milo is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Camp Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Slope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Slope is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Slope
  • Springville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Ponderosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Soda Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Soda Springs is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Silver City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Three Rivers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • East Porterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Porterville is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Porterville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Home ...

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

Footnotes ...

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