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Welcome to Mount Airy ...

Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Airy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Airy: Mt. Airy

Mount Airy is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Airy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mount Airy (for example, toward Graysville), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Mount Airy: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Airy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Mount Airy: This one is located in Sequatchie County and the other is located in Pickett County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 23 communities that are also named Mount Airy - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (5), Texas, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Airy ...

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

  • Soddy - Daisy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Soddy Lake Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
  • Dayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dunlap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Sale Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairmount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
  • Lakewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Cartwright
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Walden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Walden is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Airy ...

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

Adding Mount Airy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Airy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sequatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Airy - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Airy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Airy 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.