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Manitou’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Manitou. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Manitou () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Manitou had a population of 173. It is a small community that lies a few miles northwest of Madisonville on US 41, at its intersection with KY 630 and KY 262.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 181 to 173 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1948.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Manitou yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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By decade

Manitou, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Manitou is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Manitou has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bradford Porter House in Manitou, 1.3 miles away.

Manitou and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Manitou. Tap a dot.
Bradford Porter HouseJohn Cox HouseMunn's SchoolDr. Thomas Gardiner HouseJohn Harvey HouseNorth Main Street Historic District

Closest to Manitou

Bradford Porter HouseManitou · Building1.3miJohn Cox HouseNebo · Built 18753.7miMunn's SchoolMadisonville · Building4.8miDr. Thomas Gardiner HouseMadisonville · Building5.1miJohn Harvey HouseMadisonville · Building5.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bradford Porter House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Manitou?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Manitou’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Nebo📜 Madisonville📜 Hanson📜 Earlington
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