Welcome to Mold ...

So far, we found very little information about Mold. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mold to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mold, please Contact Us.

Mold would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mold is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mold is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mold was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Mold still existed, it would have been in the (509) area code.

Communities near Mold ...

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

• Electric City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Electric City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electric City <4>
• Coulee City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee City
  • Coulee City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee City <4>
• Mansfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Almira
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Almira is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almira <4>
• Hartline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline
  • Hartline is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartline <4>
• Banks Lake South
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
  • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
• Grand Coulee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coulee
  • Grand Coulee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Coulee <4>
• Osborne Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
  • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
• Stratford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant County
• Withrow
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Withrow is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

Adding Mold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mold 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 Mold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mold post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

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