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Welcome to Bent Mountain ...

Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bent Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Bent Mountain: Bent Mtn. (or less commonly used: Bent Mntn.)

Bent Mountain is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bent Mountain is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Bent Mountain: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Bent Mountain: 24059<4>

Communities near Bent Mountain ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bent Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Bent 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.

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

Adding Bent Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bent 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 Bent Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bent Mountain post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bent Mountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bent Mountain - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bent Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bent Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bent Mountain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bent Mountain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/