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Welcome to Mound Valley ...

Mound Valley is located in Franklin County<1>.


The location of Mound Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Mound Valley: Mound Vly. (or less commonly used: Mound Vally. or Mound Vlly.)

Mound Valley is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mound Valley is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mound Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mound Valley: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Mound Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mound Valley - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Mound Valley ...

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

  • Preston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
  • Grace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <5>
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Bench
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
    • Bench is located in Caribou County
  • Swanlake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mound Valley ...

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

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Franklin, 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 Mound Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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