Welcome to Manganese ...

Manganese is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

The location of Manganese has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manganese, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Manganese is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Manganese lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Manganese ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Manganese - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Manganese ...

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

• Brainerd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <4>
• Baxter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
• Breezy Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
• Crosslake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
  • Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <4>
• Crosby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Nisswa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
• Aitkin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitkin
  • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aitkin <4>
• Lake Shore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
• East Gull Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
  • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manganese ...

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

Adding Manganese to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manganese post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manganese.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manganese. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/