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Welcome to Manavista ...

Manavista is located in Manatee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manavista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Manavista is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Manavista: 941

Websites for Manavista ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities near Manavista ...

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

  • Saint Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sarasota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gulfport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Longboat Key
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Anna Maria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bradenton Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oneco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Bradenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bradenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradenton
    • South Bradenton is located in Manatee 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 Manavista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manavista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manavista ...

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

Adding Manavista to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manavista post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manavista.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Manatee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manavista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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