Welcome to Manakin ...

Manakin is located in Goochland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manakin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Manakin is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Manakin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Manakin is within the (804) area code.

Communities near Manakin ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Tuckahoe Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
• Lorraine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
• Short Pump
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <4>
• Midlothian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <4>
• Robious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Tuckahoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckahoe <4>
• Wyndham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
  • Wyndham is located in Henrico 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 Manakin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manakin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manakin ...

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

Adding Manakin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Manakin in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Manakin post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manakin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/