Welcome to French Mountain ...

French Mountain is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of French Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for French Mountain: French Mtn. (or less commonly used: French Mntn.)

French Mountain is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

French Mountain is located in the (518) area code.

Communities near French Mountain ...

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

• Glens Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
• Hudson Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <4>
• South Glens Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Fort Edward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <4>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Corinth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Schuylerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
  • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <4>
• Lake George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
• Village of Victory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
  • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Village of Victory has also been known as:
  • Victory village
• Fort Ann
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ann
  • Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ann <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Mountain ...

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

Adding French Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French Mountain post office opened in 1850.

We also found French Mountain in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/