Welcome to South Mound ...

South Mound is located in Neosho County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for South Mound: S. Mound

South Mound is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for South Mound: (620)

Communities Also Named South Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named South Mound: This one is located in Neosho County and the other is located in Dickinson County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Mound.

Communities near South Mound ...

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

• Parsons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Oswego
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Erie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Altamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
• Saint Paul
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Thayer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <4>
• McCune
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
  • McCune is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <4>
• Mound Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
  • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
• Walnut
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
• West Mineral
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineral
  • West Mineral is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mineral <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 South Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Mound.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Mound ...

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

Adding South Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Mound post office opened in 1872.

We also found South Mound in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/