Welcome to Mount Laurel ...

Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Laurel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1807.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Laurel: Mt. Laurel

Mount Laurel is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Laurel: 434

Communities Also Named Mount Laurel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Laurel - they are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Mount Laurel ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Laurel, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mount Laurel ...

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

• South Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <3>
• Chase City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <3>
• Halifax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <3>
• Brookneal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <3>
• Charlotte Court House
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Court House
  • Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Court House <3>
• Drakes Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drakes Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
  • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <3>
• Phenix
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Clover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <3>
• Scottsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
• Clays Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax 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 Laurel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Laurel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Laurel ...

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

Adding Mount Laurel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Mount Laurel post office opened in 1807.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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