Welcome to Big Mound ...

Big Mound is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Big Mound is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Big Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Big Mound is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities near Big Mound ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Mound.

• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• New London
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• West Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Keosauqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <3>
• Donnellson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <3>
• Farmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Birmingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Bonaparte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Lockridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
  • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Mound ...

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

Adding Big Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Mound in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Mound post office opened in 1852.

We also found Big Mound in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Mound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/