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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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anglesea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Anglesea area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Anglesea area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.