Welcome to Middle Mountain ...

So far, we found very little information about Middle Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Middle Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Middle Mountain, please Contact Us.

Middle Mountain would have been located within present day Craig County<2>.

The location of Middle Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Middle Mountain is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Middle Mountain was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Middle Mountain still existed, it would have been in the (540) area code.

Communities near Middle Mountain ...

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

• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Covington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Troutville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <5>
• Fincastle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <5>
• New Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Abbott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Craig County
• Mason Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Daleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <5>
• Hanging Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County

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

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

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

Adding Middle Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middle Mountain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Middle Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Middle Mountain post office opened in 1840.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/