Manila, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W / 37.98667; -81.94278CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyBooneTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1555036[1]

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]

Its fourth class post office[3] was discontinued on February 28, 1969.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, West Virginia
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