Mound City, also known as Houston's Mound, is an unincorporated community in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

and

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counties in the

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. The Anderson County portion of the community is located within the

Palestine, Texas Palestine ( ) is a city in and the seat of Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was named for Palestine, Illinois, by preacher Daniel Parker, who had migrated from that town. The city had a 2020 U.S. census population of 18,544, mak ...

micropolitan area.

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

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; 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.

Geography

It is located on Farm to Market Road 2022 on the

and Houston County line, north of Percilla and about from Grapeland.

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 its school to

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. Students who live on the Anderson County side of Mound City are within the

Slocum Independent School District Slocum Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Slocum in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas (USA). Located in southeastern Anderson County, the district has two campuses: * Slocum High School (Gra ...

, so it is presumed that when Percilla consolidated their school, they gave their Anderson County portion to Slocum.

References

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