Welcome to Manorton ...

Manorton is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manorton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Manorton is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Manorton ...

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

• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Coxsackie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Philmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
• Egremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
  • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 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 Manorton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manorton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manorton ...

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

Adding Manorton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manorton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Manorton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manorton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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