Welcome to Mound Crossing ...

Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County<1>.

The location of Mound Crossing 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 Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Mound Crossing: Mound Xing.

Mound Crossing is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mound Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mound Crossing is within the (740) area code.

Communities near Mound Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mound Crossing.

• Lancaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Circleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Logan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• McArthur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Amanda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
  • Amanda is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <4>
• Stoutsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
• Laurelville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
• Sugar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <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 Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mound Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mound Crossing. 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 Mound Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mound Crossing ...

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

Adding Mound Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mound Crossing 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 Crossing was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/