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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mound. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mound to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mound, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mound (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mound. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Mound is historic, it would have been located within present day Kanawha County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kanawha County: Boone, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh & Roane.
Below are the counties that are near Mound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mound:
- Kanawha County (The home county of Mound)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- South Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Rock Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loudendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- South Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Grippe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grippe is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
- Dartmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dartmont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmont
- Rumble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Easly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Johns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Nellis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
- Peytona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Bloomingrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Harless
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Horse Creek Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Culloden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Fudges Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salt Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sarah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Smithers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Mount Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Elkridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Powellton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Falls View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Gauley Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Romance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fairplain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Alum Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Garretts Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Sod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Tango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- East ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Yawkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Alkol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Sweetland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Hamlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Portersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Logan County
- Banco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Upland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Grimms Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Nicholas County
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Poca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Morgans Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Scott Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teays Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Eleanor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh County
- Packsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Cicerone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Zona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Looneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mound, see our County-by-County Page for Mound.
Cemeteries Near Mound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mound.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thurston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grandview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Charleston.
- The Graceland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Graceland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78482 <3>
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (814 more) ...
- Haws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swannor Watts Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casdorph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Mound itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mound, with the one closest to Mound listed first.
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Rocky Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Sattes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tornado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Mink ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Poca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Raymond City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mound. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mound.
Newspapers Published in Mound ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mound, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mound.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mound:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Kanawha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cabell County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |