Welcome to Mount Clinton ...

Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Mount Clinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Clinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Clinton: Mt. Clinton

Mount Clinton is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Clinton is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Mount Clinton ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Bridgewater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Broadway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Timberville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Shenandoah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Dayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Clinton ...

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

Adding Mount Clinton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Clinton post office opened in 1841.

We also found Mount Clinton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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