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Welcome to Mantua ...

Mantua is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mantua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Mantua is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mantua lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mantua: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Mantua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mantua - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), 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.

  • Eutaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Moundville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Aliceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gordo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Coker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Akron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • McMullen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Benevola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1880. The Mantua post office closed in 1989.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mantua.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mantua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Mantua area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Mantua area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/