Manchester Georgia Map
Explore Manchester, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Manchester, Georgia
How to Use This Manchester, Georgia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Manchester, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Manchester.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Manchester |
| State | Georgia (GA) |
| County | Meriwether County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 32.859057 |
| Longitude | -84.634374 |
| Population | 3,584 |
| Density | 172.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 31816 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| County Seat | Greenville |
| School District | Meriwether County School District |
About Manchester, Georgia
Manchester is a locality in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,584. The population density is 172.7 people per km². Manchester is located at 32.8591°N, 84.6344°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Manchester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 31816.Manchester emerges from the red-clay piedmont where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 26.8 miles east-southeast of LaGrange, GA (from LaGrange, GA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 17.1 miles west of Thomaston. Pigeon Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the erratic, reaching limbs of hardwoods that guard the banks. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Muddy Slash Ridge rises against the horizon, anchoring a terrain defined by subtle depressions like Pigpen Hollow and the quiet, still surface of Parkman Pond. At the Manchester Rec Complex, the light of late afternoon catches the tall grass, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields as the temperature begins its cooling descent.
Manchester grew from the iron and steam of the railroad era, a legacy that still hums in the quiet spaces between the local storefronts. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, where the seasonal yield of orchards and the steady work of the interior plains dictate the pace of the day. Travelers might find a brief respite at Cascade Falls, where the water spills over ancient stone, providing a persistent, rhythmic pulse to the woods. Life in Manchester moves with the gravity of a place that has seen the rise and fall of industrial ambition, leaving behind a stillness that settles deep into the red dirt and the cooling porches as evening arrives.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- 5th St Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 125° SE
- Manchester Rec Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 092° E
- Lillie Owens Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 074° E
- F. D. Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 293° NW
- Warm Springs Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 316° NW
- Legacy Exhibit (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 298° NW
- Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 077° E
- The Walking Dead - last Negan vs Rick fight location (tree on hill top) S08E16 (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 030° NE
- The Walking Dead - Saviors’ outpost filming location (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 046° NE
- Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 086° E
- Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area & Public Fishing Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 117° SE
- Callaway Gardens (Park) — 12.1 mi, 262° W
- Callaway Garden Restaurant (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 260° W
- Chipeley Historical Center (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 272° W
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 262° W
- The Odessadale Elementary School and Black Self Help (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 316° NW
- Old Fort Perry Road (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 141° SE
- Old Federal Road (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 135° SE
- Hollonville Opry House (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 025° NE
- Callaway Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.5 mi, 296° NW
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About This Manchester Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manchester, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.859057, -84.634374. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Manchester includes the ZIP code (31816), telephone area code (229), county seat of Meriwether County (Greenville), and school district assignment (Meriwether County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
