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Welcome to Mannington ...

Mannington is primarily located in Christian County<1>. A portion of Mannington extends into Hopkins County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mannington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Mannington is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mannington: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Mannington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Mannington: This one is located in Christian County and the other is located in Hopkins County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Mannington - they are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mannington ...

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

  • Hopkinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Madisonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dawson Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Earlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Nortonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mortons Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Powderly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Crofton
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Mannington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mannington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mannington ...

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

Adding Mannington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mannington post office opened in 1885. The Mannington post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mannington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mannington - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Mannington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Mannington 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/