Welcome to Munson ...
Munson is located Munson is located in Rockwall County<1>. The location of Munson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Munson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Munson is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Munson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Munson - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Munson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Munson. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Munson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Munson. 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 Munson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Munson. See our Newspapers Page for Munson. Looking for more information about Munson? 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 Munson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Munson. We originally found mention of Munson 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 Munson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Munson.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Munson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Rockwall County: www.rockwallcountytexas.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munson ...
Adding Munson to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Munson post office opened in 1900.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rockwall, 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 Munson - 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/