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Welcome to Manack ...

Manack is located in Lowndes County<1>.


The location of Manack has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Manack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Manack is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Manack lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Manack is within the (334) area code.

Communities near Manack ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manack.

  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prattville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Millbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
  • Elmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Coosada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deatsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
    • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
  • Mosses
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
    • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Autaugaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
    • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Hayneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Manack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manack.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manack. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manack.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manack. See our Newspapers Page for Manack.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manack ...

Looking for more information about Manack? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Manack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Manack.

Adding Manack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manack in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Manack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Manack post office opened in 1850.

We also found Manack in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manack.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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