Welcome to Anon ...
So far, we found very little information about Anon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Anon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anon, please Contact Us.
Anon would have been located within present day Oglethorpe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Anon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Anon is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Anon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Anon was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities near Anon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anon.
- Carters Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Elberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Elberton is located in Elbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <6>
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
- Union Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <6>
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Comer is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <6>
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Oglethorpe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <6>
- Lundberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Daniel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Tignall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
- Tignall is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <6>
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Anon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anon. 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 Anon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anon. See our Newspapers Page for Anon.
Adding Anon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Anon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Anon post office opened in 1881.
We also found Anon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Anon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Oglethorpe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Anon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Anon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |