Welcome to Manning ...

So far, we found very little information about Manning. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Manning to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manning, please Contact Us.

Manning would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>.

The location of Manning has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manning, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Manning is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Manning was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Manning still existed, it would have been in the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Manning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Manning - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Manning ...

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

• Tuckers Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
• Dublin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Rockledge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <5>
• Wrightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville <5>
• Soperton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperton
  • Soperton is located in Treutlen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soperton <5>
• East Dublin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
  • East Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <5>
• Adrian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Dudley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Dudley is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <5>
• Harrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Oconee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Oconee is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <5>

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

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

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

Adding Manning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manning in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Manning was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Manning on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/