Mound, Texas | |
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  Mound Location within the state of Texas  Mound Mound (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.63750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Coryell |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 76558 |
| 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; despite this, 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]
As of 2020, the population of Mound was 174.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mound, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth (June 15, 2010). "Mound, TX". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.
External links
2020 Census Results For Mound, Tx
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