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Welcome to Mount Plymouth ...

Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Plymouth: Mt. Plymouth

Mount Plymouth is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Plymouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mount Plymouth: 352

Communities near Mount Plymouth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Plymouth.

  • Deltona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Apopka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ocoee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <3>
  • Winter Garden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Altamonte Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winter Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winter Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Casselberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Bary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Plymouth ...

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

Adding Mount Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Plymouth 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 Mount Plymouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mount Plymouth post office opened in 1927.

We also found Mount Plymouth in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Plymouth.

Footnotes ...

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

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