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Welcome to Mound ...

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.

Mound would have been located within present day Kanawha County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mound, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mound is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Mound was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Mound was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Mound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mound - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Mound ...

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

  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Albans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Winfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleanor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
  • Poca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Adding Mound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Mound was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mound area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mound area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.