Manning
Ghost town · Bienville County, Louisiana

Manning is a ghost town in Bienville County, Louisiana. It is one of 6 former communities in Bienville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manning as a historical populated place on the Ringgold 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 32.2627° N, 93.3527° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ringgold |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 276 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ringgold, LA |
| Distance to it | 6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1630979 |
| Coordinates | 32.26266, -93.35267 |
What's there now
Manning is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ringgold, LA (population 1,475), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 276 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Maddens Spurghost town · Red River County · 5.6 mi
- Thomasghost town · Bienville County · 9.2 mi
- Linsberryghost town · Red River County · 11.4 mi
- Buckhornghost town · Webster County · 13.5 mi
- Hammellghost town · Red River County · 14.4 mi
- Fortsonghost town · De Soto County · 16.6 mi
- Bryanghost town · Bienville County · 17 mi
- De Sotoghost town · De Soto County · 19.9 mi
- Newmanghost town · Bienville County · 21.8 mi
- Auldsghost town · Caddo County · 22.6 mi
- Overtonghost town · Webster County · 22.7 mi
- Doletteghost town · De Soto County · 23 mi
Questions
Where is Manning?
Manning is in Bienville County, Louisiana, at 32.2627, -93.3527.
How many ghost towns are in Bienville County?
Bienville County, Louisiana has 6 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.