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Welcome to Manville ...

Manville is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Manville is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Manville: 401

Communities Also Named Manville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Manville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina (2), Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Manville ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Manville ...

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

  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • East Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • North Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • North Attleboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Manville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manville ...

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

Adding Manville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manville 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 (so far) for Manville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Manville post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/