Welcome to Mountain View ...

Mountain View is located in Asotin County<1>.

The location of Mountain View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

Mountain View is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mountain View is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain View lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mountain View is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Mountain View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Mountain View: This one is located in Asotin County and the other is located in Whatcom County.

Beyond Washington, there are 74 communities that are also named Mountain View - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), Arkansas, California (6), Colorado (4), Georgia (2), Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (11), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Mountain View ...

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

• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Wallowa County (OR)
• Flora ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
• Anatone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anatone
  • Anatone is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anatone <4>
• Cloverland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
• Peola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Peola is located in Garfield County
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County (OR)
• Asotin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
  • Asotin is located in Asotin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <4>
• Waha
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
• Clarkston Heights - Vineland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkston Heights - Vineland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights - Vineland
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland is located in Asotin 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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain View ...

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

Adding Mountain View to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mountain View post office opened in 1930.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Asotin County: www.co.asotin.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/