Welcome to Mountain ...
So far, we found very little information about Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain, please Contact Us.
Mountain would have been located within present day George County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mountain is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mountain was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Mountain was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Mountain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Mountain - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain.
Communities near Mountain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain.
- Lucedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McLain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Bexley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Agricola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Mountain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain.
Adding Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mountain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mountain post office opened in 1908. The Mountain post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |