Manila is a small unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Like other American settlements named for the Philippine capital, the town was so named circa 1900, during the Spanish–American War, to commemorate the United States' naval victory at the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay.[2]
Manila | |
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  Manila Location within the state of West Virginia  Manila Manila (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555036[1] |
Its fourth class post office[3] was discontinued on February 28, 1969.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 400.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, West Virginia
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