Welcome to Mantua ...

Mantua is located in Gloucester 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 1866.

Mantua is near sea level<3>.

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

Mantua is located in the (856) area code.

Communities Also Named Mantua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mantua - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, 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.

• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Woodbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>
• Brookhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 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 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 1866.

We also found Mantua in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/