Welcome to Manton ...
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.
Manton would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Manton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Manton: Named after William Mandt and his wife Mary Harrington. The name Manton consists of the first three letters of Mandt and the last three letters of Harrington
Time Zone: The area where Manton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Manton was located: 606
Communities Also Named Manton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Manton: This one is located in Floyd County and the other is located in Washington County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 5 communities that are also named Manton - they are located in California, Michigan, Missouri and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manton.
Communities near Manton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manton.
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pikeville
- From Manton to Pikeville
- Paintsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paintsville
- From Manton to Paintsville
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- Coal Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Hindman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
- Hindman is located in Knott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hindman
- From Manton to Hindman
- Pippa Passes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Wheelwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- 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 <3>
- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blue River
- From Manton to Blue River
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 Manton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manton. 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 Manton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manton. See our Newspapers Page for Manton.
Adding Manton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Manton in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Manton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Manton post office opened in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Manton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |