Mound City, also known as Houston's Mound, is an unincorporated community in Houston and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

Mound City, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°34′37″N 95°24′21″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Anderson, Houston
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430 & 903

History

Houston's Mound, as it was known then, was founded in the 1840s and named after an area where the terrain was higher than average. It was a thriving town until World War II; in 1930, Mound City had a general store, church, and a few houses. During the war, many residents were drafted or had to find work in larger cities. The city declined in population. There have been no population estimates since the 1960s when it was reported that a few houses remained.[1]

Geography

It is located on Farm Road 2022 on the Anderson and Houston County line, 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Percilla[1] and about 12 mi (19 km) from Grapeland.[2]

Education

Mound City was never large enough to provide quality education to the pupils, so the students attended school in nearby Percilla. It later consolidated their school to Grapeland Independent School District. Students who live on the Anderson County side of Mound City are within the Slocum Independent School District, so it is presumed that when Percilla consolidated their school, they gave their Anderson County portion to Slocum.[1][3][4]

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