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Welcome to Anthony ...

Anthony is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anthony, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Anthony is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Anthony: 401

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, Ohio, Ontario, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Anthony ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Anthony ...

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

  • Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Warwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • East Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Coventry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • North Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • South Kingstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • Johnston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people

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 (so far) for Anthony was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Anthony post office opened in 1851. The Anthony post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anthony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anthony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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