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Welcome to Manchester Depot ...

Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manchester Depot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Manchester Depot is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Manchester Depot: 802

Communities near Manchester Depot ...

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

  • Shaftsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Granville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Wallingford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Dorset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Cambridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bennington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Londonderry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Londonderry is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Pawlet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Danby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Danby is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manchester Depot ...

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

Adding Manchester Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Manchester Depot post office opened in 1874. The Manchester Depot post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manchester Depot.

Footnotes ...

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