Do you know of South Manchester ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about South Manchester. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with South Manchester.<1>

Our sources for South Manchester (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of South Manchester other than they indicate that South Manchester would be found somewhere in Hartford County, Connecticut.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1851 and closed  in 1933.

Communities Also Named South Manchester ...

We found one communities that share the name South Manchester.

Within Connecticut, the name South Manchester is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named South Manchester in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of South Manchester.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for South Manchester ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Manchester:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for South Manchester - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of Connecticut (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for South Manchester.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 09/70830   (Place Name: South Manchester)

County: Hartford     (FIPS State/County: 09/003)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- South Manchester) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Hartford County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hartford County.