Welcome to Mowd ...
So far, we found very little information about Mowd. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mowd to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mowd, please Contact Us.
Mowd would have been located within present day Maury County<2>.
The location of Mowd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mowd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mowd is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mowd was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Mowd ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mowd.
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <5>
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Maury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Greenfield Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <5>
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
- Southport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
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 Mowd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mowd.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mowd. 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 Mowd.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowd. See our Newspapers Page for Mowd.
Adding Mowd to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mowd 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 Mowd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mowd post office opened in 1888.
We also found Mowd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mowd.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Mowd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mowd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |