Welcome to Manilla ...

Manilla is located in Rush County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Manilla is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manilla lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Manilla: (765)

The ZIP code for Manilla: 46150<3>

Communities Also Named Manilla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Manilla - they are located in Iowa and Ontario.

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

Communities near Manilla ...

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

• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Shelbyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Greensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Rushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• New Palestine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
  • New Palestine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <4>
• Knightstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <4>
• Morristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Saint Paul
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Fairland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manilla ...

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

Adding Manilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manilla post office opened in 1840.

We also found Manilla in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rush County: www.rushcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov