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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Manton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Manton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Manton is historic, it would have been located within present day Floyd County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.

Below are the counties that are near Manton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manton:

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Manton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Langley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Langley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Maytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Warco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastern
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Eastern is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
    • Printer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodloe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Dana is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Allen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Allen has also been known as:
      • Beaver Creek Junction
      • Beaver Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
    • Banner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drift
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Drift is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
  • Breathitt County
  • Johnson County
  • Knott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Raven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Raven is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
    • Mousie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pippa Passes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Garner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garner is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Kite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kite is located in Knott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Leburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hindman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Top
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Carrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmalena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence County
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Deane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Deane is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
    • Colson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hemphill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fleming - Neon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • McRoberts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Neon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cromona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cromona is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
    • Isom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Isom is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
    • Millstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
    • Seco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Seco is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
    • Thornton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Thornton is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Tolliver Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Magoffin County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Debord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomahawk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Inez
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilgrim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilgrim is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • Beauty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovely
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Warfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hode
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Ophir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ophir is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Dingus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannel City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.
    • Ary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwarf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardburly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bulan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tribbey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dice is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Vicco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vicco is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Acup
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
    • Scuddy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnyman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
  • Pike County
  • Wolfe County
  • Wise County (VA)
  • Mingo County (WV)
  • Wayne County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manton, see our County-by-County Page for Manton.

Cemeteries Near Manton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Manton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Manton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manton, with the one closest to Manton listed first.

  • Langley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Langley is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Alphoretta
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
  • Goodloe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hueysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dwale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwale is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
  • Lackey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lackey is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Minnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McDowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dotson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotson is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Prestonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Raven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Raven is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
  • Bonanza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manton.

Newspapers Published in Manton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Manton:

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 Manton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.