Mantua, Alabama

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Mantua, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Old Post Office, Mantua, Alabama.jpg
Former Mantua post office
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Mantua
Coordinates: 33°03′13″N87°55′44″W / 33.05361°N 87.92889°W / 33.05361; -87.92889
Country United States
State Alabama
County Greene
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID156654 [1]

Mantua is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.

History

Mantua was most likely named after Mantua, Italy. [2] Settlers from Spartanburg, South Carolina, arrived in the area in early 1800s. Originally part of Pickens County, Manutua became part of Greene County in the 1860s after residents petitioned for the change. [3] A post office operated under the name Mantua from 1880 to 1989. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mantua". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 90. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Mantua Precinct". AL Gen Web. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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