Welcome to Manton ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

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

The telephone area code for Manton: (573)

Communities Also Named Manton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Manton - they are located in California, Kentucky (2), Michigan and Rhode Island.

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

Adding Manton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Manton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Manton post office opened in 1860.

We also found Manton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Maries, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/