Welcome to College Mound ...

College Mound is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of College Mound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of College Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

College Mound is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

College Mound lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named College Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named College Mound - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near College Mound ...

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

• Moberly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
  • Moberly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <4>
• Macon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Salisbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Chariton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Huntsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Clarence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Bevier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
• Atlanta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Callao
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <4>
• Cairo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• New Cambria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
  • New Cambria is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <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 College Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for College Mound.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Mound ...

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

Adding College Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of College 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 College Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the College Mound post office opened in 1858.

We also found College Mound in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/