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Welcome to Manila ...

Manila is located in Navajo County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Manila, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Manila is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Manila is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Manila lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Manila, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The area code for Manila: (928)

Communities Also Named Manila ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Manila - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manila.

Communities near Manila ...

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

  • Winslow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Holbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Joseph City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brigham City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Brigham City is located in Navajo County
  • Sunset City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Sunset City is located in Navajo County
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Navajo County
  • Clearview Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Heights
    • Clearview Heights is located in Navajo County
  • Lechee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lechee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lechee
    • Lechee is located in Coconino County
  • Winslow West
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow West
    • Winslow West is located in Coconino County
  • Sun Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Manila. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manila.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manila. 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 Manila.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manila ...

Looking for more information about Manila? 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 Manila, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Manila.

Adding Manila to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manila 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 Manila was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Manila post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manila.

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, 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 Manila - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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