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Welcome to Munsonville ...

Munsonville is located in Cheshire County<1>.


The location of Munsonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Munsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Munsonville is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Munsonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Munsonville is within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Munsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Munsonville - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Munsonville.

Communities near Munsonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Munsonville.

  • Keene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
  • Swanzey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterborough
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
    • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
  • Rindge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hillsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsboro has also been known as:
    • Hillsborough
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
  • Jaffrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
    • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
  • Walpole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
  • Bellows Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
    • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <4>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Munsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munsonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Munsonville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munsonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Munsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Munsonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munsonville ...

Looking for more information about Munsonville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Munsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Munsonville.

Adding Munsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Munsonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Munsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Munsonville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Munsonville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munsonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Munsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Munsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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