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Welcome to French Mountain ...

French Mountain is located in Warren County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for French Mountain: 518 & 838<3>

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)
  • Hudson Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Glens Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
  • Fort Edward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lake George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Village of Victory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
    • 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)

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 (so far) 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. The French Mountain post office closed in 1915.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Mountain - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the French Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the French Mountain 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/