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Welcome to Munger ...

Munger is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Munger is located in Reynolds County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Munger is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Munger: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Munger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Munger - they are located in Illinois (2), Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Munger ...

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

  • Bismarck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Viburnum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Irondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Annapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munger ...

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

Adding Munger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Munger post office opened in 1884. The Munger post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Reynolds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Munger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Munger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Munger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/