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Welcome to Mundale ...

Mundale is located in Hampden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mundale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Mundale is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mundale: 413

Communities Also Named Mundale ...

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

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

Communities near Mundale ...

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

  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Springfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
  • Chicopee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Enfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
  • Westfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
  • Holyoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,647 people
  • Agawam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Agawam is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
  • West Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
  • Northampton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
  • Simsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Simsbury is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,437 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 Mundale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mundale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mundale ...

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

Adding Mundale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mundale 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 Mundale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Mundale post office opened in 1892. The Mundale post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mundale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mundale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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