Munger is an unincorporated community in northeast Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route N approximately one-third of a mile south of the Reynolds-Iron county line. It is approximately 8.5 miles west of Ironton and 4.5 miles northeast of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. The East Fork of the Black River flows past the community.[2]

History

An early variant name was "Mungers Mill".[1] A post office called Munger was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1932.[3] The community has the name of the local Munger family.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Munger
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

37°35′51″N 90°47′47″W / 37.59750°N 90.79639°W / 37.59750; -90.79639


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