Welcome to Anglesea ...

Anglesea is located in Cape May County<1>.

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

Anglesea is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Anglesea: 609 & 640<3>

Websites for Anglesea ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Anglesea ...

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

• Cape May
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
  • Cape May is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cape May
  • From Anglesea to Cape May
• Sea Isle City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sea Isle City
  • From Anglesea to Sea Isle City
• Corbin City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corbin City
  • From Anglesea to Corbin City
• Cape May Court House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
  • Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cape May Court House
  • From Anglesea to Cape May Court House
• Diamond Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
  • Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County
• Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County
  • Former name for Rio Grande:
  • Crandol Town
  • Rio Grande has also been known as:
  • Hildreth
  • Leamings
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rio Grande
  • From Anglesea to Rio Grande
• Green Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
  • Green Creek is located in Cape May County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Creek
  • From Anglesea to Green Creek
• Erma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
  • Erma is located in Cape May County
• Cold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Cape May County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cold Spring
  • From Anglesea to Cold Spring
• Norburys Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
  • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norburys Landing
  • From Anglesea to Norburys Landing

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anglesea ...

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

Adding Anglesea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anglesea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

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