Welcome to West Manchester ...

The village of West Manchester is located in Preble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Manchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for West Manchester: W. Manchester

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Manchester has a population of 446 people<2> (see below for details).

West Manchester is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Manchester had an population of 446 people. This is a decrease of 5.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Manchester had a population of 474 people. This makes West Manchester the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 474 people, the population of West Manchester increased 9.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 433 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Manchester.

Communities Also Named West Manchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Manchester - they are located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Manchester ...

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

• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Trotwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <4>
• Englewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <4>
• Clayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Eaton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Union
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Brookville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• West Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <4>
• New Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
  • New Lebanon is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <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 West Manchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Manchester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Manchester ...

Looking for more information about West Manchester? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Manchester, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Manchester.

Adding West Manchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Manchester 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 West Manchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the West Manchester post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Manchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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