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Welcome to Mount Rock ...

Mount Rock is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Rock: Mt. Rock

Mount Rock is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Rock: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Rock ...

While we believe that this Mount Rock is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Mount Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Mifflin County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Rock.

Communities near Mount Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Rock.

  • Chambersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Shippensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mont Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Newville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Biglerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Arendtsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bendersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Rock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania'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 Mount Rock - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Rock 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.