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Welcome to Anchorage ...

Although we found mention of Anchorage during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Anchorage was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Anchorage to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anchorage, please Contact Us.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Anchorage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

When the people of Anchorage refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Anchorageite or Anchoragite.<3>

Anchorage is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Anchorage might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Anchorage would be found within the (830) area code.

Communities Also Named Anchorage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Anchorage - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), New Jersey, Rhode Island, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Anchorage ...

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

  • Pleasanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Devine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
    • Devine is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <5>
  • Sandy Oaks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
  • Jourdanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Poteet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lytle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <5>
  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Natalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
    • Natalia is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <5>
  • LaCoste
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <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 Anchorage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anchorage.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anchorage ...

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

Adding Anchorage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anchorage 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 Anchorage was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Anchorage in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Anchorage post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anchorage.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Anchorage and then turned west". While Anchorage could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Anchorage as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Anchorage could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Anchorage refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Anchorage may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchorage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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