Welcome to Mountain View ...
Mountain View is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.
Mountain View is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mountain View: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Mountain View ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Mountain View: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Rensselaer County.
Beyond New York, 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), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (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.
- Malone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Malone is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
- Chateaugay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Chateaugay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chateaugay <4>
- Burke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
- Standish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Whippleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippleville
- Whippleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whippleville <4>
- Brainardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainardsville
- Brainardsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainardsville <4>
- Lyon Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
- Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <4>
- Merrillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Skerry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Harrigan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...
Looking for more information about Mountain View? 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 Mountain View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain View.
Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mountain View 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 Mountain View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1892.
We also found Mountain View on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain View.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain View - 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 Mountain View area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain View 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |