Welcome to Half Mound ...

Half Mound is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Half Mound, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Half Mound is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Half Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Half Mound: (785)

Communities near Half Mound ...

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

• Holton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
• Horton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <4>
• Valley Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Meriden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Hoyt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
• Ozawkie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
  • Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <4>
• Nortonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Effingham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Half Mound ...

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

Adding Half Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Half Mound in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Half Mound was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Half Mound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/