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Welcome to Mankins ...

Mankins is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Mankins is located in Archer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mankins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Mankins is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mankins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mankins: 940

Communities near Mankins ...

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

  • Wichita Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Iowa Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Electra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Archer City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holliday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Kamay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Scotland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Mankins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mankins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mankins ...

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

Adding Mankins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mankins 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 Mankins was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mankins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Archer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mankins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.