Welcome to Manker ...
So far, we found very little information about Manker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Manker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manker, please Contact Us.
Manker would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
The location of Manker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Manker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Manker is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Manker was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Manker would have been located in the (740) area code.
Websites for Manker ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.lawrencecountyohio.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Manker, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Manker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manker.
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
- Ironton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <5>
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
- Barboursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
- Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
- South Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <5>
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <5>
- Kenova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
- Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <5>
- Raceland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Coal Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 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 Manker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manker. 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 Manker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manker. See our Newspapers Page for Manker.
Adding Manker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Manker 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 Manker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Manker post office opened in 1898.
We also found Manker on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Manker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Manker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |