Mound, Texas

Mound, Texas
Unincorporated community
Mound
Mound

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.63750°W / 31.35194; -97.63750Coordinates: 31°21′7″N 97°38′15″W / 31.35194°N 97.63750°W / 31.35194; -97.63750
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
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]

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