Welcome to Mountain Lake ...

Mountain Lake is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Lake: Mountain Lk.

Mountain Lake is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Lake is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Lake: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Mountain Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mountain Lake: This one is located in Giles County and the other is located in Clarke County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Mountain Lake - they are located in Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Lake.

Communities near Mountain Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Lake.

Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blacksburg
- From Mountain Lake to Blacksburg
Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christiansburg
- From Mountain Lake to Christiansburg
Radford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
Pearisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearisburg
- From Mountain Lake to Pearisburg
Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
Narrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pembroke
- From Mountain Lake to Pembroke
Rich Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Rich Creek is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rich Creek
- From Mountain Lake to Rich Creek
Peterstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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- Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peterstown
- From Mountain Lake to Peterstown
Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From Mountain Lake to Union

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Lake ...

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

Adding Mountain Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountain Lake post office opened in 1859.

We also found Mountain Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Lake - 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 Mountain Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Lake 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/