Manville, Wyoming is located about 9 miles west of Lusk, Wyoming. The town was named for H. S. Manville of Milwaukee, Wisconsin who settled in the area in 1879. After the railroad came in 1886 the town started to boom. Addison Spaugh was asked to name the town and so he named it after his best friend. (WPA) Named for H. S. Manville, the manager of the Converse Cattle Company. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) Manville, Converse County, Wyoming was named for H. S. Manville, the manager of the Converse Cattle Company and afterwards and yet (1907) a prominent citizen of California. (Stennett, 1908)
County:
Niobrara
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
A history of Manville, Wyoming and the Manville ranching community. Whitehead, Anne Willson. Laramie, Wyo. : A.W. Whitehead, 1998.; The post office of Manville, Niobrara, Wyoming : territorial days to present days. Whitehead, Anne Willson. Lusk, Wyo. : Lusk Herald, 1992.; Manville, Wyoming. Niobrara Historical Brevity July 1, 1986. Niobrara County Library Web, 2015
