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Welcome to Iron Mound ...

Iron Mound is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Mound, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Iron Mound is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Iron Mound and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Iron Mound: 606

Communities Also Named Iron Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Iron Mound - they are located in Kansas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Iron Mound ...

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

  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • College Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • College Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Mound ...

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

Adding Iron Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron 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 (so far) for Iron Mound was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

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