Welcome to Munson ...

Munson is located in Lenawee 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 1881.

Munson is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Munson: (517)

Communities Also Named Munson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Munson - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Munson ...

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

• Adrian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Wauseon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <4>
• Archbold
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <4>
• Montpelier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Delta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Hudson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Morenci
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <4>
• West Unity
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <4>
• Pioneer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Stryker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <4>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Munson to Our Gazetteer ...

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>

From that list, the Munson post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/