Welcome to Manry ...

Manry is located in Southampton County<1>.

The location of Manry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Courtland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Wakefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Ivor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
• Newsoms
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
  • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
• Dendron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Capron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Doles Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
  • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County

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 for Manry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Manry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/