Welcome to Mount Lookout ...

Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Lookout: Mt. Lookout

Mount Lookout is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mount Lookout: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Mount Lookout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Lookout - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Lookout.

Communities near Mount Lookout ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Lookout.

• Oak Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Summersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
• Fayetteville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Rainelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Ansted
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Rupert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Gauley Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>
• Quinwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Thurmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
  • Thurmond is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <5>
• Morrison ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Nicholas 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 Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Lookout.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Lookout ...

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

Adding Mount Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Lookout post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Lookout.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/