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)
- Viburnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Doss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Boss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Cook Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Wesco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
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 (so far) 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. The Mounce post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mounce.
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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |