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Welcome to Anthony ...

Anthony is located in Greenbrier County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Anthony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Anthony is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Anthony: (304) and (681)<3>

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, Rhode Island, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Anthony ...

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

  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Covington City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ronceverte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
  • Falling Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Clendenenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
    • Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
  • Spring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
  • Wild Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
    • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
  • Unus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
    • Unus is located in Greenbrier 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 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 for Anthony was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Anthony post office opened in 1901.

We also found Anthony on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anthony.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, 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>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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