Welcome to New Munster ...

New Munster is located in Kenosha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Munster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

New Munster is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Munster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Munster lies within the (262) area code.

Communities near New Munster ...

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

• McHenry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Round Lake Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
• Pleasant Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
  • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
• Grayslake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <4>
• Round Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
• Salem Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake
• Antioch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Lindenhurst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
  • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
  • Lindenhurst village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
• Burlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 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 New Munster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Munster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Munster. 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 New Munster.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Munster ...

Looking for more information about New Munster? 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 New Munster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Munster.

Adding New Munster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Munster 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 New Munster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Munster post office opened in 1880.

We also found New Munster in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Munster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/