Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Manchester had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Manchester had a population of 1,277 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Pigeonroost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Sidell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Goose Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Tanksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Laurel Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burning Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Marydell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Ammie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Larue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cane Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Brightshade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightshade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Benge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Teges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Sextons Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextons Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Langnau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Crane Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Tuttle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Fletcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Girdler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Welchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - McWhorter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Maplesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Manchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |