- Manley, Minnesota
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Manley was the name of a community in sections 35-36 of Beaver Creek Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
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Geography
Manley is located one mile south of Interstate 90 on Rock County road CR-17 (which is an extension of Minnesota State Highway 23), and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota.
History
The town of Manley was platted in October 1889 and had a post office from 1890 until 1914.[2] Manley was named for W. P. Manley, cashier of the Security National Bank in Sioux City, Iowa, and a stockholder of the Sioux City and Northern Railway. [3] Today, all that remains of the town is a service station and a railroad junction named after the town.
References
- ^ GNIS Data on Manley, Minnesota
- ^ GNIS Data on Manley Post Office
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. pp. 123. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Minnesota County seat: Luverne Cities 
Townships Battle Plain | Beaver Creek | Clinton | Denver | Kanaranzi | Luverne | Magnolia | Martin | Mound | Rose Dell | Springwater | Vienna
Unincorporated
communitiesAsh Creek | Manley | Kanaranzi
Ghost towns Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Coordinates: 43°35′25″N 96°25′52″W / 43.59028°N 96.43111°W
Categories:- Ghost towns in Minnesota
- Geography of Rock County, Minnesota
- Minnesota geography stubs
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