Manila, West Virginia

Manila
Unincorporated community
Manila Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Manila Manila (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″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]

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