Welcome to Manitou ...

Manitou is located in Mountrail County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Manitou is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Manitou is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Manitou lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Manitou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Manitou - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota (2), New York, Oklahoma, Quebec and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Manitou ...

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

• Stanley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Tioga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <4>
• Powers Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
  • Powers Lake is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers Lake <4>
• Ross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Ross is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <4>
• Palermo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Palermo is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <4>
• White Earth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
  • White Earth is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <4>
• Belden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Mountrail County
• Battleview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Battleview is located in Burke County
• McGregor
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
• Four Bears Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitou ...

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

Adding Manitou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Manitou in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Manitou post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/