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Welcome to Manley ...

Manley is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Manley is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Manley: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Manley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Manley - they are located in Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Manley ...

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

  • Macomb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <4>
  • Abingdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bushnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewistown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Roseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Vermont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fairview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ipava
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manley ...

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

Adding Manley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manley post office opened in 1884. The Manley post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Manley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Manley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/