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History · Mannsville

Mannsville dates to 1801, and 61% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1895 on, and the census since 1880.

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How Mannsville began

When was Mannsville founded?

1801

Mannsville dates its founding to 1801 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 473 in 18802020 census: 297225 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1823.The full story ↓

What stands out about Mannsville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18954 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1982. Watch Mannsville change.Old housesHalf of Mannsville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsEstablished in 1801: 225 years of Mannsville.
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Start Mannsville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Mannsville on the map, 1895 to 1982

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

Mannsville on the 1895 USGS mapMannsville on the 1942 USGS mapMannsville on the 1958 USGS mapMannsville on the 1982 USGS map1895Pulaski sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story

How Mannsville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mannsville.

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The community was first settled around 1801. Mannsville incorporated as a village in 1879. In 1885, a fire burned several structures in the small village, but they were soon rebuilt.

In the 1830s missionaries served the area. The Mannsville Methodist-Episcopal Church was organized in 1847 with Rev. Fuller serving as the first pastor. The building was erected in 1859. The parsonage, located three houses east, was built in 1880. In 1957 a large addition was built, and the sanctuary was remodeled in 1967. A new steeple was erected in 2002 with funds provided by Ethel S. Joyner, and work done by Graves Construction.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Mannsville, 1801 to 1895

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1801
    FoundingMannsville is established
  3. 1864In the archiveBelleville Business Directory.; Belleville (Village); Mannsville (Village); Mannsville Bu…
  4. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Mannsville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1860s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s1 item
Belleville Business Directory.; Belleville (Village); Mannsville (Village); Mannsville Business Directory.; Woodville B…1864Belleville Business Directory.; Belleville (Village);…
Then & now

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Belleville Business Directory.; Belleville (Village); Mannsville (Village); Mannsville Business Directory.; Woodville B…
Retake this viewBelleville Business Directory.; Belleville (Village); Mannsville (Village); Mannsville Business Directory.; Woodville B…, 1864

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People over time

Mannsville, census by census

010020030040050018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 494

Between 265 and 494 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mannsville’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Mannsville’s history

What year was Mannsville founded?

In 1801, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Mannsville’s post office opened in 1823, and the census of 1880 counted 473 people here.

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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 (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.