Welcome to Manitowish ...

Manitowish is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitowish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Manitowish is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manitowish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Manitowish: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Manitowish ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Manitowish: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Oneida County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manitowish.

Communities near Manitowish ...

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

• Manitowish Waters
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• Katinka Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
• Lac du Flambeau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lac du Flambeau
  • From Manitowish to Lac du Flambeau
• Marenisco
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marenisco
  • From Manitowish to Marenisco
• Gile
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Gile is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gile
  • From Manitowish to Gile
• Woodruff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodruff
  • From Manitowish to Woodruff
• Bessemer
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Ironwood
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ironwood
  • From Manitowish to Ironwood
• Ramsay
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Yale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yale
  • From Manitowish to Yale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manitowish ...

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

Adding Manitowish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manitowish 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 Manitowish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Manitowish post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitowish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/