Welcome to Anchor ...
Anchor is located in Chickasaw County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Anchor, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Anchor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Anchor is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Anchor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Anchor: (662)
Communities Also Named Anchor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anchor - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anchor.
Communities near Anchor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anchor.
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
- Calhoun City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
- Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <4>
- Vardaman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
- Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <4>
- Derma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Maben
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - New Houlka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
- Mantee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hohenlinden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
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 Anchor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anchor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anchor. 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 Anchor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchor. See our Newspapers Page for Anchor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anchor ...
Looking for more information about Anchor? 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 Anchor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anchor.
Adding Anchor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Anchor 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 Anchor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Anchor post office opened in 1906.
We also found Anchor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Anchor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anchor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |