Mantua is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States.
Mantua, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Former Mantua post office | |
  Mantua  Mantua | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′13″N 87°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] |
History
editMantua 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
edit- ^ "Mantua". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Mantua Precinct". AL Gen Web. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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