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Welcome to Mound Crossing ...

Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mound Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mound Crossing: 740 & 220<3>

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)
  • Circleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • 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)
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Amanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoutsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurelville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hocking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mound Crossing - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Mound Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Mound Crossing 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.