Anthony, Florida
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Marion County, Florida
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. It is located on County Road 200A (Jacksonville Road). The Anthony post office has zip code 32617. The community is named after Edwin Clark Anthony who bought land from the pioneer Jacob Leitner. Anthony was incorporated in 1892 during the days phosphate was mined in the area. During economic strain brought on by the Great Depression and pressures of financing roads the town was disincorporated in 1932. The most famous resident of Anthony is John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
who lives in the Jumbolair Aviation Estates
Greystone Airport
Greystone Airport is a private-use airport. It is located in the unincorporated community of Anthony, which is seven miles northeast of Ocala, Florida, USA. Jumbolair, Inc. owns and operates Greystone. The airport has two runways: 18/36 with an asphalt pavement measuring 7,550 x 210 ft and 9/27...
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The community is part of the Ocala
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.