Mountain, Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
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- Mountain
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- Located on WV Highway 74, along the Hughes River in the NE portion of Ritchie County, 21 km (13 mi) NE of Harrisville.
- This community was originally called Mole Hill. In early 1949 local citizens petitioned the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to change the post office name from Mole Hill to Mountain. This request was approved by the USPS, which then forwarded, on behalf of the local citizens, a proposal to officially change the community name. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) approved the name Mountain on 6/23/49. (US-T121)
- 39.362024139° 21' 43.3"N-80.910385380° 54' 37.4"W
- McKim (Tyler County) 3 mi. NW
- Pennsboro 6.2 mi. SW
- West Union (Doddridge County) 8.4 mi. SE
- Middlebourne (Tyler County) 9 mi. N
- Ellenboro 10.3 mi. SW
- Pullman 12.3 mi. S
- Mountain 0.3 mi. SW
- Spring Hill (Tyler County) 2.8 mi. NE
- Burnthouse 3.5 mi. SW
- Buck Run 3.8 mi. S
- Fairview (Tyler County) 4.1 mi. N
- Mount Pleasant (Tyler County) 4.5 mi. NW
- Arnold Creek (Doddridge County) 4.6 mi. SE
- Wilbur (Tyler County) 4.7 mi. E
- Piggott (Doddridge County) 5.5 mi. SE
- Greenwood (Doddridge County) 6.1 mi. S
- Broadwater 6.3 mi. S
- Beechwood (Tyler County) 6.3 mi. NE
- 262 m
- 495976773
- Updated Apr 19, 2020