Welcome to Chalk Mountain ...Chalk Mountain is located Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalk Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. A typical abbreviation for Chalk Mountain: Chalk Mtn. (or less commonly used: Chalk Mntn.) Chalk Mountain is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Chalk Mountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Chalk Mountain: 254 Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Chalk Mountain: This one is located in Erath County and the other is located in Somervell County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chalk Mountain. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chalk Mountain. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chalk Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chalk Mountain. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chalk Mountain. 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 Chalk Mountain. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalk Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Chalk Mountain. Looking for more information about Chalk Mountain? 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 Chalk Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chalk Mountain. We originally found mention of Chalk Mountain 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 Chalk Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalk Mountain.
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