Welcome to Manheim ...
Manheim is located Manheim is located in Lee County<1>. The location of Manheim has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Manheim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Manheim is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Manheim lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Manheim is located in the (979) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Manheim - they are located in Illinois, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manheim. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manheim. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Manheim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manheim. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manheim. 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 Manheim. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manheim. See our Newspapers Page for Manheim. Looking for more information about Manheim? 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 Manheim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Manheim. We originally found mention of Manheim 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 Manheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Manheim.
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Communities Also Named Manheim ...
Communities near Manheim ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manheim ...
Adding Manheim to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Manheim post office opened in 1900.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manheim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/