Manila is an unincorporated community in southern Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is on Missouri Route E one mile north of Missouri Route 52 and three miles north of the Pettis-Benton county line. Sedalia is approximately eleven miles to the north-northeast. [2]
A post office called Manila was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1904. [3] The community takes its name from the Philippine capital of Manila. [4]