Manila, West Virginia

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]

Manila
Manila
Location within the state of West Virginia
Manila
Manila (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 81°56′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555036[1]

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

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