Welcome to Anton ...

Anton is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Anton is 4,860 feet [1,481 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Anton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Anton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Anton: 970

The ZIP code for Anton: 80801<3>

Communities Also Named Anton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Anton - they are located in Kentucky, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Anton ...

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

• Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  • Arickaree is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arickaree
  • From Anton to Arickaree
• Lindon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
  • Lindon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lindon
  • From Anton to Lindon
• Thurman ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thurman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Thurman is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thurman
  • From Anton to Thurman
• Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiladel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  • Wiladel is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wiladel
  • From Anton to Wiladel
• Elba ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elba
  • From Anton to Elba
• Last Chance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Last Chance
  • From Anton to Last Chance
• Cope
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Cope is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cope
  • From Anton to Cope
• Rago ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  • Rago is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rago
  • From Anton to Rago
• Woodrow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
  • Woodrow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodrow <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodrow
  • From Anton to Woodrow
• Akron
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Akron
  • From Anton to Akron

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anton ...

Looking for more information about Anton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Anton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Anton.

Adding Anton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anton 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 Anton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Anton post office opened in 1916.

We also found Anton mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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