Welcome to Anderson ...

Anderson is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Anderson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Anderson is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Anderson is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Anderson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Anderson: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 70 communities that are also named Anderson - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Georgia (7), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (8), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Anderson ...

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

• Smithfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• North Logan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Logan
  • North Logan is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Logan <5>
• Preston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Hyde Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <5>
• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Malad City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <5>
• Lewiston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Clarkston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <5>

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 Anderson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anderson. 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 Anderson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson. See our Newspapers Page for Anderson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson ...

Looking for more information about Anderson? 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 Anderson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anderson.

Adding Anderson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anderson 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 Anderson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Anderson mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/