Mantua, Alabama

Mantua, Alabama
Unincorporated community

Former Mantua Post Office
Mantua, Alabama

Location in Alabama.

Coordinates: 33°03′13″N 87°55′44″W / 33.05361°N 87.92889°W / 33.05361; -87.92889Coordinates: 33°03′13″N 87°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 Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 156654[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.
  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 2 December 2015.
  4. "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 December 2015.


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