Welcome to Mounds ...

The town of Mounds is located in Creek County<1> (at the time of its founding, Mounds was located in Indian Territory).

The location of Mounds has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mounds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mounds has a population of 1,241 people<3> (see below for details).

Mounds is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mounds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mounds: (918) & (539)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mounds had an population of 1,241 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mounds had a population of 1,168 people. This makes Mounds the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Mounds represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,168 people, the population of Mounds increased 1.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mounds.

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), Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Mounds ...

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

• Tulsa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
  • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <6>
• Broken Arrow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <6>
• Bixby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <6>
• Jenks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Jenks is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <6>
• Sapulpa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapulpa
  • Sapulpa is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapulpa <6>
• Sand Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <6>
• Glenpool
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
  • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <6>
• Okmulgee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
  • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <6>
• Bristow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
  • Bristow is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <6>
• Kiefer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiefer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiefer
  • Kiefer is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiefer <6>

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 Mounds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mounds.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mounds ...

Looking for more information about Mounds? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mounds, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mounds.

Adding Mounds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mounds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mounds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mounds post office opened in 1898.

We also found Mounds on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mounds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/