Mantua, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, US

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°03′13″N 87°55′44″W / 33.05361°N 87.92889°W / 33.05361; -87.92889CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyGreeneElevation
246 ft (75 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID156654[1]

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

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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