Welcome to Mountaindale ...

Mountaindale is located in Frederick County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Mountaindale, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountaindale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Mountaindale is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Mountaindale: (301) and (240)<4>

Websites for Mountaindale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mountaindale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Mountaindale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mountaindale - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountaindale ...

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

• Frederick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Mount Airy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Thurmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountaindale ...

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

Adding Mountaindale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountaindale 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 Mountaindale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mountaindale post office opened in 1898.

We also found Mountaindale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountaindale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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