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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Manning. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Manning to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Manning, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Manning (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Manning. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Manning is historic, it would have been located within present day Utah County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

Below are the counties that are near Manning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manning:

  • Utah County     (The home county of Manning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.
    • Cedar Fort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <3>
    • Saratoga Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mosida
      • From Manning to Mosida
    • Lehi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
    • Lincoln
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • American Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vineyard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • Bunker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.
    • Boulter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boulter
      • From Manning to Boulter
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Knightville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironton
      • From Manning to Ironton
    • Mammoth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diamond
      • From Manning to Diamond
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lark
      • From Manning to Lark
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Herriman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Manning to Bingham
    • Bluffdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copperfield
      • From Manning to Copperfield
    • Copperton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
      • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lane Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Draper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Featherwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Manning to Sunshine
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Dip
      • From Manning to West Dip
    • Ophir
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Cigale
      • From Manning to La Cigale
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Manning to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacob City
      • From Manning to Jacob City
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slagtown
      • From Manning to Slagtown
    • Stockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Faust
      • From Manning to Faust

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manning, see our County-by-County Page for Manning.

Cemeteries Near Manning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manning.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Manning in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manning.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manning, with the one closest to Manning listed first.

  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Fort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ophir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
    • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <3>
  • Saint John
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Tooele County
  • Herriman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tooele
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
  • Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Manning to Bingham
    • Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • American Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manning.

Newspapers Published in Manning ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manning, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manning.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Manning:

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Manning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3013, Longitude: -112.1663    









 

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