Welcome to Mount Savage ...

Mount Savage is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Savage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Savage: Mt. Savage

Mount Savage is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Savage: 606

Communities Also Named Mount Savage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Savage - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Savage.

Communities near Mount Savage ...

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

• Flatwoods
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Grayson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grayson
  • From Mount Savage to Grayson
• Kenova
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenova
  • From Mount Savage to Kenova
• Louisa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisa
  • From Mount Savage to Louisa
• Catlettsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Catlettsburg
  • From Mount Savage to Catlettsburg
• Olive Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olive Hill
  • From Mount Savage to Olive Hill
• Bellefonte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
• Fort Gay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Gay
  • From Mount Savage to Fort Gay
• Sandy Hook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sandy Hook
  • From Mount Savage to Sandy Hook
• Blaine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Mount Savage to Blaine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Savage ...

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

Adding Mount Savage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Savage 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 Savage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Savage post office opened in 1848.

We also found Mount Savage in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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