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Welcome to Antlers ...

Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antlers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Antlers is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Antlers: 434

Communities Also Named Antlers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Antlers - they are located in California, Colorado, Michigan and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Antlers ...

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

  • South Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chase City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Norlina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <3>
  • La Crosse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Boydton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brodnax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Middleburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cusco Willa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
  • Dunns Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antlers ...

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

Adding Antlers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antlers 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 Antlers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Antlers post office opened in 1891. The Antlers post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antlers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antlers - 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>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/