Manila, West Virginia

Manila
Unincorporated community
Manila
Manila

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W / 37.98667; -81.94278Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W / 37.98667°N 81.94278°W / 37.98667; -81.94278
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1555036[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 named around 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.

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