Manchester, IA
N 42° 30.373 W 091° 27.582
15T E 626549 N 4707132
Manchester, Iowa has a population of 5000. Manchester, England has a population of 2.5 million.
Waymark Code: WMGYR
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2006
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The first homesite was located in the area between Main Street and Illinois Central tracks. The community itself was not platted until 1855 by a Mr. Burrington. In 1856 a post office was established at Burrington, however, it was called "Manchester" to avoid confusion with Burlington, Iowa. In 1858, the complication caused by a post office named "Manchester" in a community called "Burrington" was eliminated by renaming the community "Manchester" after Manchester, England.
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