Welcome to Anderson ...
So far, we found very little information about Anderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Anderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anderson, please Contact Us.
Anderson would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Anderson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Anderson was founded in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Anderson is 6,040 feet [1,841 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Anderson is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Anderson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Anderson still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Anderson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Anderson: This one is located in Elko County and the other is located in Washoe County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 70 communities that are also named Anderson - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (8), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (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 5 communities that are near Anderson.
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Elko County
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Elko County
- Tuscarora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Tuscarora is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscarora <6>
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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.
Adding Anderson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Anderson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Anderson post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |