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Welcome to Anes ...

Anes is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Anes is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Anes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Anes: 931

Websites for Anes ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Anes, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Anes ...

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

  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thompson's Station
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Graymere Manor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
    • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
  • Trigg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 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 Anes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anes ...

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

Adding Anes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anes post office opened in 1915.

We also found Anes in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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