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Welcome to Manning ...

So far, we found very little information about Manning. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Manning to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manning, please Contact Us.


Manning would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manning, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Manning is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Manning was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Manning was located: 478

Communities Also Named Manning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Manning - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Manning ...

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

  • Tuckers Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockledge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Soperton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • East Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adrian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dudley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Oconee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Adding Manning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manning in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Manning was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manning.

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 Manning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manning - 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.