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Welcome to Green Mountain ...

Green Mountain is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

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

Green Mountain is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Green Mountain: 641

The ZIP code for Green Mountain: 50632<3>

Communities Also Named Green Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Green Mountain - they are located in Colorado, Missouri, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Green Mountain ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Mountain ...

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

Adding Green Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 (so far) for Green Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Green Mountain post office opened in 1857.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Green Mountain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Green Mountain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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