Munson
Ghost town · Attala County, Mississippi

Munson is a ghost town in Attala County, Mississippi. It is one of 46 former communities in Attala County on the federal names register. No county in Mississippi has more among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Munson as a historical populated place on the Kosciusko 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 33.0696° N, 89.5542° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kosciusko |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 399 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kosciusko, MS |
| Distance to it | 2.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 710941 |
| Coordinates | 33.06957, -89.55424 |
What's there now
Munson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kosciusko, MS (population 6,994), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 399 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Aponaugghost town · Attala County · 3.9 mi
- New Hopeghost town · Attala County · 4.6 mi
- Cowpenghost town · Attala County · 4.7 mi
- Center Pointghost town · Attala County · 5.4 mi
- Joplinghost town · Attala County · 5.8 mi
- Mercerghost town · Attala County · 6.2 mi
- Thweattghost town · Attala County · 6.2 mi
- Burkettsvilleghost town · Attala County · 7.1 mi
- Tabernacleghost town · Attala County · 7.3 mi
- Carson Ridgeghost town · Attala County · 7.5 mi
- Forrestghost town · Attala County · 7.7 mi
- Newtonvilleghost town · Attala County · 8.1 mi
Questions
Where is Munson?
Munson is in Attala County, Mississippi, at 33.0696, -89.5542.
How many ghost towns are in Attala County?
Attala County, Mississippi has 46 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.