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Welcome to Scales Mound ...The village of Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County<1>. The location of Scales 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 Scales Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scales Mound has a population of 356 people<3> (see below for details). Scales Mound is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Scales Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Scales Mound: (815) and (779)<5> The ZIP code for Scales Mound: 61075<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scales Mound had an population of 356 people. This is a decrease of 5.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.22% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Scales Mound had a population of 376 people. This makes Scales Mound the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 376 people, the population of Scales Mound decreased 6.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 401 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Scales Mound. Communities near Scales Mound ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scales Mound.
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 Scales Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scales Mound. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scales 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 Scales Mound. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scales Mound. See our Newspapers Page for Scales Mound. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scales Mound ...Looking for more information about Scales 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Scales Mound, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scales Mound. Adding Scales Mound to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Scales 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 Scales Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Scales Mound on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Scales Mound. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scales Mound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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