Welcome to Blue Mound ...
Blue Mound is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
Blue Mound is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blue Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blue Mound: 660
Communities Also Named Blue Mound ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Blue Mound - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (3) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Mound.
Communities near Blue Mound ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Mound.
- Chillicothe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Braymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Breckenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Bosworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Wheeling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Bogard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard
- Bogard is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogard <3>
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 Blue Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Mound.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Blue Mound.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Mound. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Mound.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Mound ...
Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Mound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Mound.
Adding Blue Mound to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Blue Mound post office opened in 1843.
We also found Blue Mound in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Mound.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |