Welcome to Mountain Home ...
So far, we found very little information about Mountain Home. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mountain Home to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain Home, please Contact Us.
Mountain Home would have been located within present day McDowell County<2>.
The location of Mountain Home has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Home, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for Mountain Home: Mtn. Home
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mountain Home is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mountain Home was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Mountain Home still existed, it would have been in the (828) area code.
Communities Also Named Mountain Home ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Mountain Home: This one is located in McDowell County and the other is located in Henderson County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Mountain Home - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Idaho (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Home.
Communities near Mountain Home ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Home.
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
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- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
- Valdese
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
- Valdese is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <5>
- Spindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
- Rutherfordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
- Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
- Drexel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Glen Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
- Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <5>
- Belwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Old Fort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <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 Mountain Home. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Home.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Home. 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 Home.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Home. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Home.
Adding Mountain Home to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mountain Home 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 for Mountain Home was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Mountain Home in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Home.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Home - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |