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Welcome to Mound ...

Mound is located in Slope County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

Area Code for Mound: 701

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)
  • Marmarth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amidon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowman is located in Bowman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former names for Bowman:
    • Eden
    • Lowden
    • Twin Buttes
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <3>
  • Baker
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Baker is located in Fallon County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Golva
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <3>

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 (so far) for Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mound post office opened in 1908. The Mound post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Slope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/