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Do you know of Anderson ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Anderson.  When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future.  Such is the case with Anderson.<1> We found mention of Anderson as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Whitfield County, Georgia. It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case).  In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2> From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1849 and closed  in 1866. Communities Also Named Anderson ...We found 69 communities that share the name Anderson. There are six communities within Georgia that are also named Anderson. Beyond Georgia, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout  in the United States and Canada.  Of these 63 communities, 66 are located in the United States and four are in Canada. Communities Located In Georgia ...
Chatham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Chatham County].Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Johnson County].Laurens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Laurens County].Lowndes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Lowndes County].Randolph County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Randolph County].Walton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Walton County].
 Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cherokee CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Cherokee County].Etowah CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Etowah County].Lauderdale CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Lauderdale County].Alaska
Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Anderson.Arkansas
Izard CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Izard County].Pike CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Pike County].Scott CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Scott County].British Columbia
Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Anderson.California
Shasta CountyPlease visit our profile page for the California community of Anderson [Shasta County].Idaho
Franklin CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Anderson [Franklin County].Illinois
Cass CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Anderson [Cass County].Macoupin CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Anderson [Macoupin County].Indiana
Madison CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Anderson [Madison County].Iowa
Fremont CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Anderson [Fremont County].Kansas
Pratt CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Anderson [Pratt County].Smith CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Anderson [Smith County].Kentucky
Logan CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Anderson [Logan County].Todd CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Anderson [Todd County].Louisiana
Bienville ParishPlease visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Anderson [Bienville Parish].Michigan
Livingston CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Livingston County].Marquette CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Marquette County].Menominee CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Menominee County].Midland CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Midland County].Montmorency CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Montmorency County].Osceola CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Osceola County].Otsego CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Otsego County].Sanilac CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Sanilac County].Mississippi
Madison CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Anderson [Madison County].Missouri
McDonald CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Anderson [McDonald County].Putnam CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Anderson [Putnam County].Montana
Beaverhead CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Montana community of Anderson [Beaverhead County].Roosevelt CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Montana community of Anderson [Roosevelt County].Nevada
Elko CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Anderson [Elko County].Washoe CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Anderson [Washoe County].New Jersey
Warren CountyPlease visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Anderson [Warren County].New York
Sullivan CountyPlease visit our profile page for the New York community of Anderson [Sullivan County].North Carolina
Caswell CountyPlease visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Anderson [Caswell County].Dare CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Anderson [Dare County].Ohio
Ashtabula CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Anderson [Ashtabula County].Erie CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Anderson [Erie County].Ross CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Anderson [Ross County].Oklahoma
Lincoln CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Anderson [Lincoln County].Pottawatomie CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Anderson [Pottawatomie County].Ontario
Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Anderson.Oregon
Clackamas CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Anderson [Clackamas County].Josephine CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Anderson [Josephine County].Pennsylvania
Clearfield CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Clearfield County].Mifflin CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Mifflin County].Washington CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Washington County].Quebec
Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Anderson.South Carolina
Anderson CountyPlease visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Anderson [Anderson County].Tennessee
Coffee CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Coffee County].Franklin CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Franklin County].Hamilton CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Hamilton County].Overton CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Overton County].Sullivan CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Sullivan County].Texas
Grimes CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Texas community of Anderson [Grimes County].Virginia
Goochland CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Anderson [Goochland County].West Virginia
Hancock CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Anderson [Hancock County].Preston CountyPlease visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Anderson [Preston County].Wisconsin
Grant CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<3>  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Grant County].Oconto CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.  For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Oconto County].Rock CountyPlease visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Rock County].
 Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Anderson ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Anderson: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> The Post Offices of Georgia, 1764-1900
Written by: Small, Richard E.
 Published by R.E. Small, 1998
 (Document found on Google Books)
 More Orphans in  Whitfield County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer.  If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans.  Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Whitfield County. 
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error.  It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it.  Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |  | <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named.  We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |  | <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder.  As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. 
 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ...  Rock Creek 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 Anderson 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.
 |  | <4> | 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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