Mantua, Alabama

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

Mantua, Alabama
Former Mantua post office
Former Mantua post office
Mantua is located in Alabama
Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is located in the United States
Mantua
Mantua
Coordinates: 33°03′13″N 87°55′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyGreene
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID156654[1]

History

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]

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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