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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mound City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mound City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Mound City is historic, it would have been located within present day San Bernardino County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Bernardino County: La Paz (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & Clark (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Mound City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mound City:

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Mound City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.
    • Loma Linda
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marigold
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
    • Bryn Mawr
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lugonia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
    • Colton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <2>
    • Grand Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <2>
    • San Bernardino
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Plymouth Village is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
    • University Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • University Village is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Patton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.
    • Mount Baldy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Claremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pomona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
    • La Verne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
    • Silverado
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.
    • Highgrove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Ordway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ordway is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
    • Bannockburn Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
    • Moreno Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • March Field
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • March Field is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Field
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rubidoux
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyslope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • De Anza Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
    • Calimesa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Glen Avon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Jurupa Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mound City, see our County-by-County Page for Mound City.

Cemeteries Near Mound City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mound City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mound City - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mound City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Mound City itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mound City, with the one closest to Mound City listed first.

  • Victoria
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
  • Colton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <2>
  • Redlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <2>
  • San Bernardino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rialto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <2>
  • Mentone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eastbern ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
  • Arrowhead Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Declez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Declezville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
    • Etiwanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rochester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mound City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mound City.

Newspapers Published in Mound City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mound City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mound City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mound City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mound City:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mound City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.