Welcome to Annapolis ...

Annapolis is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Annapolis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

When the people of Annapolis refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Annapolitan<3>

Annapolis is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Annapolis lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Annapolis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Annapolis - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri and Washington.

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

Communities near Annapolis ...

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

• Weirton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• Toronto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• Wintersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Wellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Mingo Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Cadiz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
• Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Follansbee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Wellsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Annapolis ...

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

Adding Annapolis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Annapolis 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 Annapolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Annapolis post office opened in 1823.

We also found Annapolis in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Annapolis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

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