Welcome to Mount Sidney ...
Mount Sidney is located in Augusta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Sidney: Mt. Sidney
Mount Sidney is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Sidney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Sidney: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Mount Sidney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Sidney.
- Harrisonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Staunton is located in Staunton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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>
- Grottoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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>
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
- North River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Parnassus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Parnassus is located in Augusta 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 Sidney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Sidney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Sidney. 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 Sidney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Sidney. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Sidney.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Sidney ...
Looking for more information about Mount Sidney? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Sidney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Sidney.
Adding Mount Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Sidney 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 Sidney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Mount Sidney post office opened in 1829.
We also found Mount Sidney in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Sidney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sidney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Sidney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Sidney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Sidney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |