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Manila, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W / 37.98667; -81.94278
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Manila
Manila is located in West Virginia
Manila
Manila
Location within the state of West Virginia
Manila is located in the United States
Manila
Manila
Manila (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W / 37.98667; -81.94278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Time 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

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  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