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Welcome to Munsee ...

Munsee is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

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

Munsee is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Munsee: 913

Communities Also Named Munsee ...

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

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

Communities near Munsee ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Overland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Olathe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Independence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenexa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leavenworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Leawood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munsee ...

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

Adding Munsee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munsee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Munsee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.