Do you know of Manchester ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Manchester. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Manchester.<1>

Our sources for Manchester (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Manchester other than they indicate that Manchester would be found somewhere in Sumter County, South Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1813 and closed in 1888.

Communities Also Named Manchester ...

We found 48 communities that share the name Manchester.

Within South Carolina, the name Manchester is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 45 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Manchester, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Manchester [Marshall County].
  - Walker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Manchester [Walker County].
- Arkansas
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Manchester [Clark County].
- California
  - Mendocino County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Manchester [Mendocino County].
  - Monterey County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Manchester [Monterey County].
- Colorado
  - Arapahoe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Manchester [Arapahoe County].
- Connecticut
  - Hartford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Manchester [Hartford County].
- Georgia
  - Meriwether County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Manchester [Meriwether County].
- Illinois
  - Scott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Manchester [Scott County].
- Indiana
  - Dearborn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Manchester [Dearborn County].
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Manchester [Montgomery County].
  - Ripley County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Manchester [Ripley County].
- Iowa
  - Delaware County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Manchester [Delaware County].
- Kansas
  - Dickinson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Manchester [Dickinson County].
  - Thomas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Manchester [Thomas County].
- Kentucky
  - Clay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Manchester [Clay County].
  - Lewis County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Manchester [Lewis County].
- Louisiana
  - Calcasieu Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Manchester [Calcasieu Parish].
- Maine
  - Kennebec County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Manchester [Kennebec County].
- Maryland
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Manchester [Carroll County].
- Michigan
  - Washtenaw County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Manchester [Washtenaw County].
- Minnesota
  - Freeborn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Manchester [Freeborn County].
- Missouri
  - Saint Louis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Manchester [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
  - Cascade County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Manchester [Cascade County].
- Nebraska
  - Custer County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Manchester [Custer County].
- New Hampshire
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Manchester [Hillsborough County].
- New Jersey
  - Ocean County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Manchester [Ocean County].
- New Mexico
  - Lincoln County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Manchester [Lincoln County].
- New York
  - Ontario County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Manchester [Ontario County].
- North Carolina
  - Cumberland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Manchester [Cumberland County].
  - Mecklenburg County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Manchester [Mecklenburg County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Manchester.
- Ohio
  - Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manchester [Adams County].
  - Summit County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manchester [Summit County].
- Oklahoma
  - Grant County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Manchester [Grant County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Manchester.
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Manchester [Allegheny County].
  - York County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Manchester [York County].
- South Dakota
  - Kingsbury County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Manchester [Kingsbury County].
- Tennessee
  - Coffee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Manchester [Coffee County].
- Texas
  - Harris County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Manchester [Harris County].
  - Red River County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Manchester [Red River County].
- Vermont
  - Bennington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Manchester [Bennington County].
- Virginia
  - Chesterfield County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Manchester [Chesterfield County].
  - Richmond City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Manchester [Richmond City].
- Washington
  - Kitsap County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Manchester [Kitsap County].
- Wisconsin
  - Green Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Manchester [Green Lake County].

Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
  - We haven't found the location of this Manchester

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Manchester ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Manchester:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in Sumter County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sumter County.

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Manchester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/