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Welcome to Mountvista ...

Mountvista is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountvista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Mountvista is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mountvista: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Mountvista ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Mountvista ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bel Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • New Freedom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stewartstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Delta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Fawn Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Benson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Bradshaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountvista ...

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

Adding Mountvista to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountvista post office opened in 1902. The Mountvista post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountvista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountvista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Mountvista area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Mountvista area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/