Welcome to Mungen ...

Mungen is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mungen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Mungen is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mungen: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near Mungen ...

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

• Findlay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <4>
• Bowling Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Perrysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Fostoria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <4>
• Waterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Whitehouse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
• North Baltimore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <4>
• Gibsonburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <4>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
• Deshler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <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 Mungen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mungen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mungen ...

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

Adding Mungen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mungen 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 Mungen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mungen post office opened in 1868.

We also found Mungen in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mungen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/