Welcome to Mounce ...
Mounce is located in Dent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mounce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Mounce is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mounce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mounce: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Mounce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mounce.
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Viburnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
- Viburnum is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
- Bunker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
- Howes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Doss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Boss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cook Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Wesco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Mounce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mounce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mounce. 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 Mounce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mounce. See our Newspapers Page for Mounce.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mounce ...
Looking for more information about Mounce? 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 Mounce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mounce.
Adding Mounce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mounce in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mounce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Mounce post office opened in 1892.
We also found Mounce on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mounce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mounce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mounce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Mounce area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Mounce area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |