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Welcome to Mount Ararat ...

Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Ararat: Mt. Ararat

Mount Ararat is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Ararat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Ararat - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Mount Ararat ...

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

  • McMinnville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Watertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollow Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Dowelltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 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 Ararat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Ararat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Ararat ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Ararat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.