Welcome to Anthony ...

Anthony is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

The location of Anthony has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anthony, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Anthony is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anthony lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Anthony ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Anthony, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Anthony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Anthony - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Rhode Island, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anthony.

Communities near Anthony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anthony.

• Easton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Phillipsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Hackettstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
• Bangor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Clinton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• Belvidere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
• East Bangor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
• Roseto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anthony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anthony.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anthony. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anthony.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anthony. See our Newspapers Page for Anthony.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anthony ...

Looking for more information about Anthony? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Anthony, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anthony.

Adding Anthony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anthony in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anthony was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Anthony on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anthony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anthony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/