Do you know of Oak Mound ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oak Mound. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Oak Mound.<1>

Our sources for Oak Mound (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Oak Mound other than they indicate that Oak Mound would be found somewhere in Fulton County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1891.

Communities Also Named Oak Mound ...

We found one communities that share the name Oak Mound.

Within Illinois, the name Oak Mound is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Oak Mound in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Ozark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oak Mound [Ozark County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oak Mound ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oak Mound:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oak Mound - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Fulton County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fulton County.