Welcome to Big Mound ...
Big Mound is located in Lee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
Big Mound is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Big Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Big Mound: 319
Communities near Big Mound ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Mound.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bonaparte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
- Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
- Lockridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Big Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Mound.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big 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 Big Mound.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Mound. See our Newspapers Page for Big Mound.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Mound ...
Looking for more information about Big 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 Big Mound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Mound.
Adding Big Mound to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Mound in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Big Mound post office opened in 1852.
We also found Big Mound in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Mound.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |