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Welcome to Mount Vernon Meadows ...

Mount Vernon Meadows is located in Putnam County<1>.

When the people of Mount Vernon Meadows refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mount Vernonite<2>

A typical abbreviation for Mount Vernon Meadows: Mt. Vernon Mdws.

Mount Vernon Meadows is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Vernon Meadows: 304 & 681<4>

Communities near Mount Vernon Meadows ...

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

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunbar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Barboursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleanor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Vernon Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Mount Vernon Meadows refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Mount Vernon Meadows may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Vernon Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Vernon Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Vernon Meadows area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.