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Welcome to Munday ...

Munday is located in Wirt County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Munday, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Munday is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Munday: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Munday ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Munday - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Munday ...

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

  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
  • Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grantsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellenboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Reedy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Pullman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Creston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wirt County

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 Munday. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munday.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munday ...

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

Adding Munday to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Munday 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 Munday was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munday.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, 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 Munday - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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