[1] Located off U.S. Route 52 near the community of Neville,[2] it lies in woodland atop a bluff.
The mound is a conical structure measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) high and 55 feet (17 m) in diameter at the base; except for a small hole that may have been dug by a hunter, the mound appears never to have been disturbed since white settlement of the region.
[3] Due to its location on a bluff and its distance from all known prehistoric settlements, the Snead Mound is believed to be the work of the Adena culture.
Nevertheless, as an almost-undisturbed burial mound constructed by an ancient mound-building culture, the Snead Mound is a significant archaeological site.
[3] In recognition of its archaeological value, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.