Welcome to Manson ...

Manson is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Manson is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Manson is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Manson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Manson: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Manson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Manson - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Manson ...

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

• Soda Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <5>
• Montpelier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <5>
• Grace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <5>
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Bench
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
  • Bench is located in Caribou County
• Conda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
  • Conda is located in Caribou County
• Bennington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
• Bern
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
  • Bern is located in Bear Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bern <5>
• Thatcher
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <5>
• Bancroft
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <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 Manson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manson ...

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

Adding Manson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manson 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 Manson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Manson mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/