Mound Station

History

Mound Station was established as a post office in 1860; the Village of Mound Station incorporated December 23, 1901. In 1903, the post office name changed to Timewell, to avoid confusion with the town of Mounds, Illinois. The Timewell name has supplanted the original name of Mound Station in local use, but the legal village name has never changed. Thus legal references in U.S. Census Bureau products as well as lists from the Illinois Secretary of State's Office continue to show Mound Station, while the local Post Office continues as Timewell.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mound Station has a total area of , all land. Mound Station is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 24 and County Route 2.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  205
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  187
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  187
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  163
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  159
• Red-headed Woodpecker

  Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  143
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  121
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  120