Welcome to Ankenytown ...

Ankenytown is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Ankenytown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ankenytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Ankenytown is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ankenytown lies within the (740) area code.

Communities near Ankenytown ...

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

• Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Ontario
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <4>
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Mount Gilead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <4>
• Loudonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
• Fredericktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <4>
• Gambier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <4>
• Centerburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <4>
• Bellville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ankenytown ...

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

Adding Ankenytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ankenytown 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 Ankenytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ankenytown post office opened in 1848.

We also found Ankenytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ankenytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/