Welcome to Manitou ...

Manitou is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Manitou is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Manitou lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Manitou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Manitou - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Quebec and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Manitou ...

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

• Spring Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Peekskill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• Beacon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• Haverstraw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Tarrytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tarrytown is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <4>
• Woodbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitou ...

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

Adding Manitou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manitou post office opened in 1908.

We also found Manitou mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/