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Welcome to Park Manor ...

Park Manor is located in Cook County<1>.


The location of Park Manor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Park Manor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Park Manor: Park Mnr.

Park Manor is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Park Manor (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Park Manor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Park Manor - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Park Manor ...

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

  • Chicago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Hammond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
  • Gary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
  • Evanston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Skokie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
  • Orland Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
  • Oak Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
  • Berwyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Manor ...

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

Adding Park Manor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Park Manor post office opened in 1888.

We also found Park Manor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Manor.

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park Manor - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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