Welcome to Mound ...

So far, we found very little information about Mound. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mound to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mound, please Contact Us.

Mound would have been located within present day Kanawha County<2>.

The location of Mound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mound is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mound was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mound would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mound - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Mound ...

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

• Charleston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
• Saint Albans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
• Hurricane
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Nitro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Eleanor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
• Chesapeake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <6>
• Belle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <6>
• Poca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <6>

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

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

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

Adding Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Mound on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/