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Welcome to Ansley ...

Ansley is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ansley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Ansley is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ansley: 228

Communities Also Named Ansley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ansley - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (3), Louisiana and Nebraska.

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

Websites for Ansley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

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

Communities near Ansley ...

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

  • Slidell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <3>
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Diamondhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pass Christian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
  • Pearlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shoreline Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Napoleon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ansley ...

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

Adding Ansley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ansley 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 (so far) for Ansley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ansley post office opened in 1901. The Ansley post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ansley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ansley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/