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Welcome to Manningham ...

Manningham is located in Butler County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Manningham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Manningham is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Manningham lies within the (334) area code.

Communities near Manningham ...

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

  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgiana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
    • Georgiana is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <4>
  • Fort Deposit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Pine Apple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
    • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Forest Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <4>
  • Bolling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
    • Bolling is located in Butler County
  • Bragg's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg's have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
    • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
  • Awin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Awin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
    • Awin is located in Wilcox County
  • Chapman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Butler 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 Manningham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manningham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manningham ...

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

Adding Manningham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manningham 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 Manningham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Manningham post office opened in 1828.

We also found Manningham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manningham.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, 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 Manningham - 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/









 

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