Anna, Illinois

Overview

• Location: Union County, Illinois
• Legal status: City
• Population: 5,136 (Change since 1990: +6.9%)
• Founded: 1853 by Winstead Davie
• Name origin: Anna Davie
• Previously known as: Jonesboro Station

Geography

• Located adjacent to Jonesboro at the intersection US 51 and IL 146
• Latitude: 37°27'37" N   (+37.4603)
• Longitude: 89°14'49" W   (-89.2469)
• Elevation: 631 feet above sea level
• Land area: 3.4 square miles
• Water area: 0.01 square miles (5.5 acres)

As the crow flies, Anna is...

• 1.3 miles NE of Jonesboro
• 2.2 miles E of Berryville
• 3.4 miles NE of Dutch Mills
• 4.0 miles NW of Balcom
• 4.4 miles S of Mason
• 4.6 miles SE of Kaolin
• 4.9 miles S of Cobden
• 5.2 miles SE of Mountain Glen
• 6.0 miles SW of Saratoga
• 6.0 miles N of Springville
• 18.5 miles S of Carbondale

History

Name origin

Named for Anna Willard Davie, wife of town founder Winstead Davie

Timeline

1853

Anna founded

Mar. 14, 1855

Anna Post office opened

Feb. 16, 1865

Anna incorporated

Demographics