Welcome to Anita ...

Anita is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anita, 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.

Anita is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anita lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Anita: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Anita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anita - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Anita ...

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

• Hoover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Alabaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Bessemer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Pelham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Calera
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <5>
• Hueytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
• Montevallo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <5>
• Midfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <5>
• Brent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Brent is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brent <5>

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 Anita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anita.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anita. 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 Anita.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anita ...

Looking for more information about Anita? 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 Anita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anita.

Adding Anita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anita 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 Anita was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Anita on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/