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Welcome to Manning ...

Manning is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manning, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Manning is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Manning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Manning: This one is located in Cheboygan County and the other is located in Saginaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 21 communities that are also named Manning - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Manning ...

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

  • Cheboygan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Onaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <3>
  • Millersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Lake Bluffs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
  • Black Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
  • Long Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Mullett Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Silver Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Fingerboard Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Veery Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manning ...

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

Adding Manning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manning 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 Manning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Manning post office opened in 1884. The Manning post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/