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Welcome to Potato Mound ...

Potato Mound is located in Morgan County<1>.

Potato Mound is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potato Mound lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Potato Mound (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Potato Mound ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mooresville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellettsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monrovia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Morgantown
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Potato Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potato Mound.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potato Mound ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potato 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.