Welcome to Mantua ...

Mantua is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The location of Mantua has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mantua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Mantua is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mantua lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Mantua: (740)

Communities Also Named Mantua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Mantua: This one is located in Guernsey County and the other is located in Portage County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 12 communities that are also named Mantua - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mantua.

Communities near Mantua ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mantua.

• Coshocton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Byesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
• West Lafayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• New Concord
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• Dresden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Philo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
• Port Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <4>
• Senecaville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mantua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mantua.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mantua. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantua.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantua. See our Newspapers Page for Mantua.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mantua ...

Looking for more information about Mantua? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mantua, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mantua.

Adding Mantua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mantua in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mantua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mantua post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mantua.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mantua. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/