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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. If you can help us with Manhattan, please Contact Us.

Manhattan would have been located within present day Larimer County<2>.

Manhattan was founded in 1886.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Manhattan is 8,470 feet [2,582 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Manhattan is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Manhattan was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Manhattan was located: 970 & 748<5>

Communities Also Named Manhattan ...

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

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

Communities near Manhattan ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Manhattan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manhattan 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 (so far) for Manhattan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Manhattan post office opened in 1887. The Manhattan post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manhattan.

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 Colorado's counties, including Larimer, 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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manhattan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Manhattan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Manhattan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/