Mantua, Alabama | |
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 Former Mantua post office | |
  Mantua  Mantua | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′13″N87°55′44″W / 33.05361°N 87.92889°W Coordinates: 33°03′13″N87°55′44″W / 33.05361°N 87.92889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Greene |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156654 [1] |
Mantua is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.
Mantua was most likely named for Mantua, Italy. [2] Settlers came to the area in the early 1800s from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mantua was originally in Pickens County, but residents petitioned for it to become part of Greene County in the 1860s. [3] A post office operated under the name Mantua from 1880 to 1989. [4]
Bibb County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county is included in the ARC's definition of Appalachia. As of the 24th decennial 2020 census, its population was 22,293. The county seat is Centreville. The county is named in honor of William W. Bibb (1781–1820), the Governor of Alabama Territory (1817–1819) and the first Governor of Alabama. He is also the namesake for Bibb County, Georgia, where he began his political career. It is a "prohibition" or dry county; however, a few towns have become "wet" by allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: Woodstock, West Blocton, Centreville, and Brent. The Bibb County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Centreville.
Greene County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,730, the least populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Eutaw. It was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island.
Hale County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,785. Its county seat is Greensboro. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale.
Pickens County is a county located on the west central border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,123. Its county seat is Carrollton, located in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county, although the communities of Carrollton and Aliceville voted to become wet in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Sumter County is a county located in the west central portion of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,345. Its county seat is Livingston. Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina.
Tuscaloosa County is a county in the northwest-central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama and is the center of commerce, education, industry, health care, and entertainment for the region.
Eutaw is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,937. The city was named in honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last engagement of the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas.
Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district encompasses Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox counties, and portions of Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa counties. The district encompasses portions of the Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa/Northport urban areas. The largest city entirely within the district is Selma.
Abernant is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Abernant is located along Alabama State Route 216, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) west of Lake View. Abernant has a post office with ZIP code 35440.
Kimbrell is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama, United States. Kimbrell was named in honor of Miles Kimbrell, a storekeeper and sewing machine agent. A post office operated under the name Kimbrel from 1895 to 1905.
Romulus is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.
New Lexington, also known as Halberts, is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. New Lexington is located along U.S. Route 43, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north of Samantha.
Jena is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.
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Caffee Junction, also known as Coffey Junction, Greeley, Martaban, and Rickey, is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Caffee Junction is located along U.S. Route 11, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north-northeast of Woodstock.
Brownville, also known as Brownsville, Hog Eye, Red Valley, and Sulpher Springs, is a ghost town formerly located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.
Mount Hebron, also known as Hebron, is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States. Mount Hebron is located on Alabama State Route 39, 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west-northwest of Eutaw.
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Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along Alabama State Route 53, 1 mile southeast of Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.
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