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Welcome to Anthony ...

Anthony is located in Athens County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anthony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Anthony is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Anthony is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Anthony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Anthony - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ontario, Rhode Island, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Anthony ...

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

  • Athens
  • Nelsonville
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    • Nelsonville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northwest of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville<5>
  • Middleport
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    • Middleport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport<5>
  • Glouster
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    • Glouster lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Glouster
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster<5>
  • Pomeroy
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pomeroy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy<5>
  • New Haven
  • Chauncey
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Chauncey
  • Mason
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mason
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason<5>
  • Albany
  • Syracuse
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    • Syracuse lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south of Anthony.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Syracuse
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse<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 Anthony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anthony.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anthony ...

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

Adding Anthony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anthony post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anthony.

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

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anthony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anthony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anthony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2362, Longitude: -81.9824       In this case, the coordinates for Anthony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

 

 

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