- Mound, Texas
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Mound — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Texas
MoundCoordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.6375°WCoordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.6375°W Country United States State Texas County Coryell Elevation 692 ft (211 m) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 76558 FIPS code GNIS feature ID 1363217 Mound is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m).[1] Although Mound is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76558.[2]
Mound was settled early in the 1850s, before most other communities in Coryell County; it did not receive a railroad line until 1882 or a post office until 1884. Although Mound was long a center of education (it was named for the local White Mound School), in 1971 its schools were merged into the Gatesville Independent School District. Today, FM 1829 passes through Mound.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mound, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Mound, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Coryell County, Texas County seat: Gatesville Cities Copperas Cove‡ | Gatesville | McGregor‡ | Oglesby
Towns CDP Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Texas geography stubs
- Populated places in Coryell County, Texas
- Unincorporated communities in Texas
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