Do you know of Manchac ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Manchac. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Manchac.<1>

Our sources for Manchac (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Manchac other than they indicate that Manchac would be found somewhere in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1826 and closed  in 1913.

Communities Also Named Manchac ...

We found one communities that share the name Manchac.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Manchac.

Beyond Louisiana.

• Communities Located In Louisiana ...
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Manchac [Tangipahoa Parish].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Manchac ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Manchac:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Manchac - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  East Baton Rouge Parish ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in East Baton Rouge Parish.