Welcome to Manfred ...

Manfred is located in Wells County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manfred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Manfred is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Manfred: (701)

Communities Also Named Manfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Manfred - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Manfred ...

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

• Harvey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• Fessenden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <4>
• Bowdon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
• Hurdsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
  • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <4>
• Martin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Cathay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Cathay is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <4>
• Hamberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
• Selz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Selz is located in Pierce County
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Chaseley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley
  • Chaseley is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaseley <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 Manfred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manfred.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manfred ...

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

Adding Manfred to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manfred post office opened in 1894.

We also found Manfred on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manfred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/