Welcome to Mounds ...
So far, we found very little information about Mounds. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mounds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Mounds - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Mounds, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Mounds , we believe that it would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mounds, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Mounds was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Mounds ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Mounds - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Illinois (2), Oklahoma and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mounds.
Adding Mounds to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Mounds was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Mounds on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mounds.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mounds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |