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Welcome to Manitou Beach ...

Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitou Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Manitou Beach: Manitou Bch.

Manitou Beach is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manitou Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Manitou Beach: 517

The ZIP code for Manitou Beach: 49253<3>

Communities Also Named Manitou Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Manitou Beach: This one is located in Lenawee County and the other is located in Presque Isle County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 4 communities that are also named Manitou Beach - they are located in New York, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Manitou Beach ...

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

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 Manitou Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manitou Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitou Beach ...

Looking for more information about Manitou Beach? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Manitou Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Manitou Beach.

Adding Manitou Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manitou Beach post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitou Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Lenawee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manitou Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Manitou Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manitou Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/