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History · Munnsville

Munnsville dates to 1817, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

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60%homes built before 1940
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How Munnsville began

When was Munnsville founded?

1817

Munnsville dates its founding to 1817 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1851.

2020 census: 454209 years
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What stands out about Munnsville’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Munnsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Munnsville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsEstablished in 1817: 209 years of Munnsville.
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How Munnsville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Munnsville.

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Asa Munn opened a mercantile business in the community circa 1817.

In 1990 the village received national media attention and interviews by Connie Chung when a local dairy farmer, Delbert Ward, allegedly murdered his brother William Ward by suffocation. Delbert was found not guilty at trial. In 1992, this incident was examined in the documentary Brother's Keeper.

Munnsville became a popular racing location for skateboarding because of the Madison County Gravity Festival, which began in 2002. Skateboarders from all over North America and Europe descend on the village for the last weekend of July and race their skateboards at speeds up to 60 miles per hour (95 km/h).

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Timeline

Munnsville, 1817 to 1880

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1817
    FoundingMunnsville is established
  3. 1850Born hereFlorence Carpenter Dieudonné is born here
  4. 1880Born hereBill Horr is born here
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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Munnsville

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Bill HorrAmerican discus thrower and football coach · b. 1880
Florence Carpenter DieudonnéAmerican writer · b. 1850

Questions about Munnsville’s history

What year was Munnsville founded?

In 1817, according to Wikidata. Munnsville’s post office opened in 1851.

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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 →

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