Welcome to White Mound ...
White Mound is located White Mound is located in Grayson County<1>. The location of White 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 White Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. White Mound is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: White Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named White Mound - they are located in Kansas and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Mound. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Mound. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around White Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Mound. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White 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 White Mound. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Mound. See our Newspapers Page for White Mound. Looking for more information about White 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 White Mound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Mound. We originally found mention of White 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 White Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found White Mound in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Mound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the White Mound post office opened in 1876.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/