Welcome to Mount Solon ...
Mount Solon is located in Augusta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Solon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Solon: Mt. Solon
Mount Solon is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Solon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Solon: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Mount Solon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Solon.
- Harrisonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisonburg
- From Mount Solon to Harrisonburg
- Staunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Staunton
- From Mount Solon to Staunton
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgewater
- From Mount Solon to Bridgewater
- Grottoes
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grottoes
- From Mount Solon to Grottoes
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dayton
- From Mount Solon to Dayton
- Mount Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Crawford
- From Mount Solon to Mount Crawford
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Creek
- From Mount Solon to Spring Creek
- Briery Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Briery Branch
- From Mount Solon to Briery Branch
- Ottobine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ottobine
- From Mount Solon to Ottobine
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clover Hill
- From Mount Solon to Clover Hill
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 Solon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Solon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Solon. 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 Solon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Solon. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Solon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Solon ...
Looking for more information about Mount Solon? 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 Solon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Solon.
Adding Mount Solon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Solon 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 Solon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Mount Solon post office opened in 1835.
We also found Mount Solon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Solon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Solon. 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 Solon - 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 Solon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Solon 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |