Welcome to Mound ...

Mound is located in Slope County<1>.

The location of 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 Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Mound is 3,030 feet [924 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mound is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mound lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mound is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mound - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mound ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Mound.

• Rhame
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
  • Rhame is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <4>
• Marmarth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmarth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmarth
  • Marmarth is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmarth <4>
• Amidon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
  • Amidon is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <4>
• Bowman
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former names for Bowman:
  • Eden
  • Lowden
  • Twin Buttes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
• Baker
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Fallon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Golva
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <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 Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mound.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mound ...

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

Adding Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mound post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/