Welcome to Mount Landing ...

Mount Landing is located in Essex County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Mount Landing: Mount Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mount Lndng.)

Mount Landing is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Landing is located in the (804) area code.

Communities near Mount Landing ...

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

• Tappahannock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Montross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Lloyds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County
• Dunnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <4>
• Millers Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
  • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
• Beazley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Beazley is located in Essex County
• Cauthornville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
• Newland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Newland is located in Richmond County
• Occupacia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occupacia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
  • Occupacia is located in Essex 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 Mount Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Landing ...

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

Adding Mount Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Landing post office opened in 1853.

We also found Mount Landing in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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