Welcome to Mountain Road ...
Mountain Road is located in Halifax County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Road, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for Mountain Road: Mtn. Rd.
Mountain Road is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mountain Road lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mountain Road: 434
Communities Also Named Mountain Road ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mountain Road: This one is located in Halifax County and the other is located in Louisa County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Mountain Road - they are located in Manitoba and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Road.
Websites for Mountain Road ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mountain Road, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Mountain Road ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Road.
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
- Virgilina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Crystal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Rodden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Clays Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Sign Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Sign Rock 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 Mountain Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Road.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Road. 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 Road.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Road. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Road.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Road ...
Looking for more information about Mountain Road? 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 Road, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Road.
Adding Mountain Road to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mountain Road in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mountain Road was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mountain Road post office opened in 1869.
We also found Mountain Road in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Road.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Road - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |