Welcome to Manhattan ...

So far, we found very little information about Manhattan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Manhattan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Manhattan - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Manhattan, please Contact Us.

Manhattan was located on the Gulf Coast.

While we don't have the exact location of Manhattan , we believe that it would have been located within present day Matagorda County<2>.

When the people of Manhattan referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Manhattanite<3>

Time Zone: The area where Manhattan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Manhattan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Manhattan - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Matagorda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Manhattan refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Manhattan may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.