Welcome to North Manitou ...
North Manitou is located in Leelanau County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Manitou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
A typical abbreviation for North Manitou: N. Manitou
North Manitou is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Manitou lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from North Manitou (for example, toward Sister Bay (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for North Manitou: 231
Communities near North Manitou ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Manitou.
- Suttons Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
- Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <4>
- Northport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Northport is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northport
- From North Manitou to Northport
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leland
- From North Manitou to Leland
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Oneida
- From North Manitou to Port Oneida
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shalda Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shalda Corners
- From North Manitou to Shalda Corners
- Glen Arbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Arbor
- Glen Arbor is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Arbor <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Arbor
- From North Manitou to Glen Arbor
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Haven
- From North Manitou to Glen Haven
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Onominee
- From North Manitou to Onominee
- Lake Leelanau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Leelanau
- Lake Leelanau is located in Leelanau County
- Former name for Lake Leelanau:
- Provemont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Leelanau <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Leelanau
- From North Manitou to Lake Leelanau
- Bodus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bodus
- From North Manitou to Bodus
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 North Manitou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Manitou.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Manitou. 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 North Manitou.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Manitou. See our Newspapers Page for North Manitou.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Manitou ...
Looking for more information about North Manitou? 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 North Manitou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Manitou.
Adding North Manitou to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Manitou 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 for North Manitou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the North Manitou post office opened in 1836.
We also found North Manitou in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Manitou.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Manitou. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Leelanau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Manitou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |