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Welcome to Mountain View ...

So far, we found very little information about Mountain View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mountain View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain View, please Contact Us.


Mountain View would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.

Mountain View was founded in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mountain View is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mountain View is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mountain View was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Mountain View was located: 775

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Mountain View: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Nye County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Mountain View ...

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

  • Yerington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Schurz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Copper Run ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
  • Wabuska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Pine Grove ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Smith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Station ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Wellington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wichman
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wichman is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain View.

Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1908. The Mountain View post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain View.

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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain View - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/