Welcome to Mountville ...

Mountville is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Mountville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Mountville is located in the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Mountville: 29370<3>

Communities Also Named Mountville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Mountville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountville ...

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

• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Laurens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Clinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Ninety Six
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <4>
• Gray Court
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
  • Gray Court is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
• Cross Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>
• Waterloo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Silverstreet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <4>
• Hodges
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <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 Mountville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountville ...

Looking for more information about Mountville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mountville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountville.

Adding Mountville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountville post office opened in 1832.

We also found Mountville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/