Welcome to Mount Houston ...

Mount Houston is located on the Gulf Coast.

Mount Houston is located in Harris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Houston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Houston: Mt. Houston

Mount Houston is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mount Houston ...

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

• Houston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
• Pasadena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
• Deer Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
• Bellaire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellaire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <3>
• South Houston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <3>
• Humble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Humble is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humble <3>
• West University Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West University Place
  • West University Place is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West University Place <3>
• Galena Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Park
  • Galena Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena Park <3>
• Jacinto City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto City
  • Jacinto City is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacinto City <3>
• Jersey Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
  • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Houston ...

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

Adding Mount Houston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Mount Houston post office opened in 1910.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/