Manila, Missouri

Manila is an unincorporated community in southern Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route E one mile north of Missouri Route 52 and three miles north of the Pettis-Benton county line. Sedalia is approximately eleven miles to the north-northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Manila was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community takes its name from the Philippine capital of Manila.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 36, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°33′04″N 93°20′11″W / 38.55111°N 93.33639°W / 38.55111; -93.33639


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