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History · Munson

Munson’s post office opened in 1913

Most of Munson was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1948 on.

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0on the National Register
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How Munson began

When was Munson founded?

1913

The Munson post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 326113 years
Founding year: the first Munson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Munson’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Munson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Munson’s history is told.

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The story so far

Munson, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Munson yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Munson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 326 at the 2020 census, down from 372 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 4 passes through the community.

Its first post office opened in 1913. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 372 to 326 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Munson, 1913 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1913Post officeThe Munson post office opens
  3. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1954Post officeThe Munson post office closes
By decade

Munson, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Munson, Florida2025Munson, Florida
On the map

Munson on the map, 1948 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Munson. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Munson on the 1948 USGS mapMunson on the 1950 USGS mapMunson on the 1973 USGS map1948Munson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Munson.

Famous people

Famous people close to Munson

Nobody well known was born in Munson itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kevin Stitt28th governor of Oklahoma · b. 1972
Bubba WatsonAmerican professional golfer · b. 1978
Daniel EwingAmerican basketball player · b. 1983
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Mark EverettAmerican track and field athlete, middle-distan… · b. 1968
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Randy AllenAmerican basketball player · b. 1965
Boo WeekleyProfessional golfer · b. 1973
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Munson had its own post office from 1913 to 1954.

Munson
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19101970today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Munson’s history

What year was Munson founded?

The Munson post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.