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Welcome to North Mountain ...

North Mountain is located in Berkeley County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for North Mountain: N. Mountain

North Mountain is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for North Mountain: (304) and (681)<4>

Websites for North Mountain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Mountain, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named North Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Mountain - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near North Mountain ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
  • Martinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Charles Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ranson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
  • Boonsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
  • Williamsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
  • Shepherdstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
  • Mercersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hancock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
  • Keedysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
    • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <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 North Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Mountain ...

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

Adding North Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Mountain post office opened in 1846.

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

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

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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