Welcome to Mannington ...

Mannington is primarily located in Christian County<1>. A portion of Mannington extends into Hopkins County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mannington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Mannington is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mannington: (270)

Communities Also Named Mannington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Mannington: This one is located in Christian County and the other is located in Hopkins County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Mannington - they are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mannington ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Madisonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Dawson Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
• Earlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• Nortonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• White Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
• Powderly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Crofton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <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 Mannington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mannington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mannington ...

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

Adding Mannington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mannington 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 Mannington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mannington post office opened in 1885.

We also found Mannington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mannington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/