Welcome to Blue Mounds ...
The village of Blue Mounds is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Blue Mounds has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Mounds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Blue Mounds has a population of 990 people<3> (see below for details).
Blue Mounds is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Blue Mounds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Blue Mounds is located in the (608) area code.
Websites for Blue Mounds ...
Official Website: www.mybluemounds.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blue Mounds had an population of 990 people. This is an increase of 15.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.83% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Blue Mounds had a population of 855 people. This makes Blue Mounds the county's 54th most populous community.
The population of Blue Mounds represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1021st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 855 people, the population of Blue Mounds increased 20.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 708 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Blue Mounds.
Communities near Blue Mounds ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Mounds.
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Mount Horeb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Dodgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- New Glarus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Shorewood Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 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 Blue Mounds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Mounds.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Blue Mounds.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Mounds. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Mounds.
Adding Blue Mounds to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Mounds was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Blue Mounds in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Mounds.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blue Mounds: www.mybluemounds.com/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blue Mounds. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Mounds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |