Manning
Ghost town · Laurens County, Georgia

Manning is a ghost town in Laurens County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Laurens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manning as a historical populated place on the East Dublin topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.6152° N, 82.7721° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | East Dublin |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 307 ft |
| Nearest living town | East Dublin, GA |
| Distance to it | 7.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 346578 |
| Coordinates | 32.61516, -82.77208 |
What's there now
Manning is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Dublin, GA (population 2,712), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 307 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Keenes Crossingghost town · Laurens County · 2.9 mi
- Balesghost town · Laurens County · 3.6 mi
- Lollieghost town · Laurens County · 9.3 mi
- Mayberryghost town · Laurens County · 18.6 mi
- Springhavenghost town · Laurens County · 19 mi
- Benderghost town · Laurens County · 20.8 mi
- Hatoffghost town · Laurens County · 21.1 mi
- Walkeeghost town · Laurens County · 22.8 mi
- Pinetuckyghost town · Jefferson County · 22.8 mi
- Musgroveghost town · Laurens County · 23 mi
- Silasghost town · Washington County · 26.8 mi
- Westbrookghost town · Laurens County · 28.9 mi
Questions
Where is Manning?
Manning is in Laurens County, Georgia, at 32.6152, -82.7721.
How many ghost towns are in Laurens County?
Laurens County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.