Welcome to Bald Mound ...

Bald Mound is located in Kane County<1>.

The location of Bald Mound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bald Mound, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bald Mound is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Bald Mound ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Communities near Bald Mound ...

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

• Aurora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Elgin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Bolingbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <4>
• Wheaton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Plainfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• De Kalb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Bartlett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Carol Stream
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <4>
• Streamwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bald Mound ...

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

Adding Bald Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bald Mound 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 Bald Mound was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov