Manley, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Manley was the name of a community in sections 35-36 of Beaver Creek Township
in Rock County
, Minnesota
, United States
.
on Rock County road CR-17 (which is an extension of Minnesota State Highway 23
), and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota
.
, and a stockholder of the Sioux City and Northern Railway. Today, all that remains of the town is a service station and a railroad junction named after the town.
Beaver Creek Township, Minnesota
Beaver Creek Township is a township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 391 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.02% is water....
in Rock County
Rock County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,721 people, 3,843 households, and 2,705 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 4,137 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Geography
Manley is located one mile south of Interstate 90Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels US 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, at Edgar Martinez Drive S. near Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, and its eastern terminus is in...
on Rock County road CR-17 (which is an extension of Minnesota State Highway 23
Minnesota State Highway 23
Minnesota State Highway 23 is a state highway that stretches from southwest to northeast Minnesota. At in length, it is the second longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 1....
), and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota
Valley Springs, South Dakota
Valley Springs is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. Valley Springs was founded on November 13, 1872 and incorporated on February 22, 1879.-Geography:...
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History
The town of Manley was platted in October 1889 and had a post office from 1890 until 1914. Manley was named for W. P. Manley, cashier of the Security National Bank in Sioux City, IowaSioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
, and a stockholder of the Sioux City and Northern Railway. Today, all that remains of the town is a service station and a railroad junction named after the town.