Welcome to Manistee ...
So far, we found very little information about Manistee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Manistee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manistee, please Contact Us.
Manistee would have been located within present day Grant Parish<2>.
The location of Manistee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Manistee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Manistee is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Manistee was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Manistee once stood is in the (318) area code.
Communities Also Named Manistee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Manistee - they are located in Alabama and Michigan (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manistee.
Communities near Manistee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manistee.
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
- Ball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
- Jena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <5>
- Pollock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>
- Dry Prong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <5>
- Tullos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
- Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <5>
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Creola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Bentley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Bentley is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <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 Manistee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manistee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manistee. 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 Manistee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manistee. See our Newspapers Page for Manistee.
Adding Manistee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Manistee 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 Manistee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Manistee post office opened in 1906.
We also found Manistee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Manistee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Manistee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manistee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |