Welcome to Anniston ...So far, we found very little information about Anniston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Anniston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anniston, please Contact Us. Anniston would have been located within present day Quay County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Anniston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909. When the people of Anniston referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Annistonian<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Anniston is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Anniston is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Anniston was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Anniston (for example, toward Adrian (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The Area Code where Anniston was located: 575 Communities Also Named Anniston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Anniston - they are located in Alabama and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anniston. Communities near Anniston ...We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Anniston.
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 Anniston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anniston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anniston. 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 Anniston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anniston. See our Newspapers Page for Anniston. Adding Anniston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Anniston 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 (so far) for Anniston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Anniston. Footnotes ...
|