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Welcome to Munger ...

Munger is located

Munger is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Munger is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Munger: 254

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 Missouri.

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.

  • Mexia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <3>
  • Mart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <3>
  • Hubbard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wortham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Coolidge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hallsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Oak Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Leroy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mount Calm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Munger was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Limestone, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.