Anthony, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Anthony
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Delaware
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Hamilton
Coordinates:	40.2778°N -85.4361°W
Elevation Ft:	909
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47303
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-01774^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	430191

Anthony is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Anthony in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[2] It was likely named in honor of the Anthony family of pioneer settlers.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Web site: Delaware County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 September 2014.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 52. The town probably was named for the Anthony family...who registered land in this county in the 1830s..