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Welcome to Munford ...

Munford is located in Botetourt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Munford is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Munford: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Munford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Munford - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Munford ...

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

  • Bedford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glasgow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fincastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Lithia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lithia is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
  • Peaksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
  • Springwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munford ...

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

Adding Munford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Munford post office opened in 1886. The Munford post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Munford - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Munford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Munford 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/