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History · Manor

Manor’s post office opened in 1884, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Manor was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Its Register listing is the Manor School. Below: maps from 1968 on.

1884first post office
1on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Manor began

When was Manor founded?

1884

The Manor post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 94142 years
Founding year: the first Manor post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Manor’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Manor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Manor’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Manor’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Manor, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Manor yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Manor (pronounced with a long "a") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It lies southwest of Waycross on U.S. Route 84. The community is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the former home of Ware Magnet, a Georgia School of Success. After a majority vote by school board members, the K-12 school was closed in May 2010 due to financial issues, despite its academic excellence. The 2020 census listed a population of 94.

Its first post office opened in 1884.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Manor, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Manor school2017Manor schoolWare County, Manor District, Station No. 2, Fire Department2015Ware County, Manor District, Station No. 2, Fire Depa…Manor Water Tower2015Manor Water TowerManor School2015Manor SchoolManor Community Center Complex2015Manor Community Center ComplexGAMap-doton-Manor2005GAMap-doton-Manor
On the map

Manor on the map, 1968 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Manor. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Manor on the 1968 USGS mapManor on the 1978 USGS map1968Manor sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Manor.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Manor

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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Manor School
Manor School
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Manor SchoolBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Manor

Nobody well known was born in Manor itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ossie DavisAmerican actor, director, poet, playwright, wri… · b. 1917
Nikki DeLoachAmerican actress and singer · b. 1979
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Jennifer NettlesAmerican singer · b. 1974
Pernell RobertsAmerican actor and singer · b. 1928
Tyreek HillAmerican football player · b. 1994
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Naomi WhiteheadOldest living person in the United States · b. 1910

Questions about Manor’s history

What year was Manor founded?

The Manor post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Manor?

One place: the Manor School (listed 2017).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.