Welcome to Mount Storm ...

Mount Storm is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Mount Storm 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 Storm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Storm: Mt. Storm

Mount Storm is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mount Storm is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Mount Storm: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Mount Storm ...

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

• Keyser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Westernport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Terra Alta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <5>
• Piedmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Davis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <5>
• Thomas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <5>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
• Deer Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Storm ...

Looking for more information about Mount Storm? 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 Storm, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Storm.

Adding Mount Storm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Storm post office opened in 1856.

We also found Mount Storm in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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