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History · Anthonyville

Anthonyville was first counted by the census in 2000

Most of Anthonyville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 2000.

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How Anthonyville began

When was Anthonyville founded?

2000

Anthonyville first appears in the census in 2000.

First census: 250 in 20002020 census: 13526 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Anthonyville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Anthonyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Anthonyville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Anthonyville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Anthonyville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Anthonyville is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 135 at the 2020 census, down from 161 in 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 2000. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 161 to 135 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Anthonyville, decade by decade

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On the map

Anthonyville on the map, 1939 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Anthonyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Anthonyville on the 1939 USGS mapAnthonyville on the 1954 USGS mapAnthonyville on the 1975 USGS mapAnthonyville on the 1981 USGS map1939Edmondson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Anthonyville.

People over time

Anthonyville, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 250

Between 135 and 250 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Anthonyville’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Anthony Subdivision

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Anthonyville’s history

What year was Anthonyville founded?

The Anthonyville post office opened in 2000, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (13), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.