Mannboro, Virginia

Mannboro is a rural unincorporated community in eastern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along SR 612 (Richmond Road) at its split and curve junctions with SR 708 (Namozine Road).

Mannboro
Unincorporated community
Sydnor's General Store in Mannboro
Mannboro
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Mannboro
Mannboro (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°15′06″N 77°49′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAmelia
Elevation
330 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
23105, 23002
Area code(s)804
GNIS feature ID1495895

Early spellings of the name included "Mannborough" and "Mannsborough"; in 1829 a post office was established under the name "Mannsboro".[1] The post office in present-day Mannboro (ZIP code 23105), however, now serves only the immediate vicinity; surrounding areas are served by the post office at Amelia Court House (ZIP code 23002), approximately 14 miles northwest. Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 is also located within community limits.

Mannboro lies along the route[2] followed by Confederate general Robert E. Lee and his army in their retreat westward during the final days of the Civil War. Confederate forces, hoping to reach a promised delivery of badly needed rations at the Court House rail depot, had just fought an inconclusive battle at Namozine Church, six miles east, on April 3. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.

Mannboro School, built around 1925, was among several Rosenwald Schools in Amelia County.[3] During the early 20th century, the Rosenwald School project built thousands of facilities across the South primarily for the education of African American children.

References
  1. Virginius Cornick Hall Jr. "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 81, no. 1, Virginia Historical Society, 1973, page 76. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. Lee's Retreat Brochure, Civil War Trails. Accessed November 29, 2021.
  3. National Register of Historic Places Multiple-Property Documentation Form, Rosenwald Schools, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, pages 68 and 81. Retrieved November 29, 2021.


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