Wayfarrow

Munson

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Illinois

Earlville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Earlville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Munson is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is one of 7 former communities in LaSalle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Munson as a historical populated place on the Leland topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.5261° N, 88.8529° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeland
Elevation668 ft
Nearest living townHarding, IL
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1816096
Coordinates41.52614, -88.85286

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Munson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harding, IL (population 16), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 668 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Munson?

Munson is in LaSalle County, Illinois, at 41.5261, -88.8529.

How many ghost towns are in LaSalle County?

LaSalle County, Illinois has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.