Grove Creek Mound

A burial mound is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

The Potomac and Ohio Rivers. Spruce Knob, Greenbrier Resort, Sycamore Dale Plantation, Indian Mound Cemetery, Criel Mound, Grave Creek Mound, Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Clover Site, Lost World Caverns, Canaan Valley, Thurmond,

The Creek Nation

When the grave is dug all of the dirt removed from the hole will go back into the hole when the casket is placed in the grave. The casket will displace the soil removed from that spot so you will have a mound. So the mound really doesn't serve any purpose at all. The only way not to have a mound is to remove the excess soil from the grave site.