Welcome to Grand Mound ...

Grand Mound is located in Thurston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Mound, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Grand Mound is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grand Mound lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Grand Mound: (360)

Communities Also Named Grand Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Grand Mound - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Grand Mound ...

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

• Lacey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <3>
• Olympia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <3>
• Tumwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <3>
• Centralia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
• Chehalis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <3>
• Rainier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <3>
• Napavine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napavine
  • Napavine is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napavine <3>
• Tenino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <3>
• Oakville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
• Bucoda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Bucoda is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Mound ...

Looking for more information about Grand Mound? 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 Grand Mound, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Mound.

Adding Grand Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Mound 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 Grand Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Grand Mound post office opened in 1854.

We also found Grand Mound in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/