Welcome to Mantapike ...
Mantapike is located in King and Queen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mantapike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Mantapike is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mantapike lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mantapike: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Mantapike ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mantapike.
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tappahannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Urbanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crouch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Walkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Contra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Millers Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Romancoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
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 Mantapike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mantapike.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mantapike. 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 Mantapike.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantapike. See our Newspapers Page for Mantapike.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mantapike ...
Looking for more information about Mantapike? 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 Mantapike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mantapike.
Adding Mantapike to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mantapike 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 Mantapike was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mantapike post office opened in 1880. The Mantapike post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mantapike.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King and Queen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mantapike - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Mantapike area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Mantapike 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/ |