Welcome to Mount Savage ...

Mount Savage is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Mount Savage has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Savage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Savage: Mt. Savage

Mount Savage is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Mount Savage: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Mount Savage: 21545<5>

Communities Also Named Mount Savage ...

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

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.

• Cumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Frostburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <6>
• Keyser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <6>
• Meyersdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <6>
• Berlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <6>
• Westernport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Lonaconing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <6>
• Carpendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
• Hyndman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Savage, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Mount Savage post office opened in 1847.

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Savage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/