Welcome to Manatee ...

Manatee is located in Manatee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manatee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Manatee is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Manatee: 941

Websites for Manatee ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities near Manatee ...

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

• Sarasota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <4>
• Saint Pete Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pete Beach
  • Saint Pete Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pete Beach <4>
• Longboat Key
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <4>
• Holmes Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Beach
  • Holmes Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes Beach <4>
• Anna Maria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna Maria
  • Anna Maria is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna Maria <4>
• Bradenton Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton Beach
  • Bradenton Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton Beach <4>
• West Bradenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bradenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
  • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
• Bayshore Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayshore Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens
  • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
• Palma Sola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma Sola
  • Palma Sola is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palma Sola <4>
• Tallevast
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallevast
  • Tallevast is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallevast <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manatee ...

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

Adding Manatee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manatee post office opened in 1850.

We also found Manatee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manatee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Manatee County: www.co.manatee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/