Welcome to Munntown ...

Munntown is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Munntown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munntown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Munntown is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Munntown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Munntown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Munntown ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• West Mifflin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Baldwin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <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 Munntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munntown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munntown ...

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

Adding Munntown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Munntown post office opened in 1843.

We also found Munntown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munntown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/