Welcome to Mount Airy ...

Mount Airy is located in Bedford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Airy: Mt. Airy

Mount Airy is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Airy ...

While we believe that this Mount Airy is located in Bedford County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Mount Airy. Those communities are located in the following counties: Charles City, Pittsylvania and Shenandoah County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 23 communities that are also named Mount Airy - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (5), Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Airy ...

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

• Radford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
• Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Altavista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <3>
• Chatham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Hurt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
• Gretna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Huddleston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Huddleston is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huddleston <3>
• Lynch Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
• Pittsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
• Brutus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Airy ...

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