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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Falls
  • Wichita Falls is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita Falls <3>
• Iowa Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
  • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <3>
• Electra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electra <3>
• Archer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer City
  • Archer City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer City <3>
• Holliday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Holliday is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holliday <3>
• Lakeside City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
  • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Kamay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamay
  • Kamay is located in Wichita County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamay <3>
• Dundee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Archer County
• Scotland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>

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 for Mankins was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Mankins in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Mankins post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mankins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/