Welcome to Mounce ...

Mounce is located in Dent County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Mounce lies within the (573) area code.

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.<2> 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.<2> 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>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Boss is located in Dent County
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Crawford County
• Wesco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Wesco is located in Crawford County
• Bixby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <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 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.<5>

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/