Welcome to Ante ...

Ante is located in Brunswick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ante, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Ante is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ante ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roanoke Rapids
  • From Ante to Roanoke Rapids
• Emporia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emporia
  • From Ante to Emporia
• Weldon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
• Gaston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gaston
  • From Ante to Gaston
• Lawrenceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawrenceville
  • From Ante to Lawrenceville
• Garysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garysburg
  • From Ante to Garysburg
• Littleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Littleton
  • From Ante to Littleton
• Jarratt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jarratt
  • From Ante to Jarratt
• Seaboard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
• Brodnax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brodnax
  • From Ante to Brodnax

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ante ...

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

Adding Ante to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ante post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ante.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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