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Welcome to Manes ...

Manes is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Manes is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Manes: 417

Communities near Manes ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hartville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Astoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Jerktail ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerktail is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Graff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manes ...

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

Adding Manes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manes post office opened in 1890. The Manes post office closed in 1977.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manes - 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/