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Welcome to Anglin ...

Anglin is located in Okanogan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Anglin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Anglin is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anglin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Anglin is within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Anglin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Anglin - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Anglin ...

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

  • Tonasket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Okanogan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Synarep
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
    • Synarep is located in Okanogan County
  • North Omak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
    • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
  • Loomis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Omak
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
    • Omak is located in Okanogan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <4>
  • Oroville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Bodie ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
    • Bodie is located in Okanogan County
  • Conconully
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Molson ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson
    • Molson is located in Okanogan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anglin ...

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

Adding Anglin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anglin post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anglin.

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

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, 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 Anglin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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