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Welcome to Manry ...

Manry is located in Southampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Manry is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Manry ...

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

  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Courtland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wakefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <3>
  • Newsoms
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Dendron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Capron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Capron is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Doles Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manry ...

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

Adding Manry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manry 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 Manry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Manry post office opened in 1899. The Manry post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manry - 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.
<4>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/