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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Anderson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Anderson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Anderson is located in Fremont County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Mills, Page, Atchison (MO), Cass (NE) & Otoe (NE).

Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Anderson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Sidney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Tabor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thurman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Riverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Farragut
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
      • Farragut is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <1>
    • Imogene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
      • Imogene is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <1>
    • McPaul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County
    • Bartlett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
    • Percival
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
    • Payne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County
    • Hamburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Malvern
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hastings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County
    • Emerson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <1>
    • Pacific City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Mineola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Coburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Red Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
    • Essex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>
    • Nyman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkio City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
    • Coin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
      • Coin is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Northboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
      • Northboro is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Yorktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Blanchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • College Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Clarinda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hepburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Dumfries
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Macedonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Treynor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
      • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Farmers City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Watson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Westboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Phelps City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Rock Port
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tarkio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
      • Tarkio is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <1>
  • Cass County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Rock Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
      • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
    • Murray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mynard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
      • Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Plattsmouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <1>
    • Nehawka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Avoca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Cullom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Weeping Water
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <1>
    • Cedar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <1>
    • Manley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <1>
  • Nemaha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Peru
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
    • Julian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Brownville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Brock is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brock <1>
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
  • Otoe County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Nebraska City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyoming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
    • Dunbar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <1>
    • Lorton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Otoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <1>
    • Talmage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • La Platte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
    • Bellevue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.

Newspapers Published in Anderson ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Anderson:

Cemeteries Near Anderson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.

  • Duff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
  • Parsley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsley Cemetery
  • Abshire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abshire Cemetery
  • Wagner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Acord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acord Cemetery
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sidney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidney Cemetery
  • Dawsonburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawsonburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawsonburg Cemetery
  • Chamber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamber Cemetery
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
  • Penny Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penny Cemetery
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Hume Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Anderson had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.

  • Sidney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Tabor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Thurman is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
    • Farragut is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <1>
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Fremont County
  • Imogene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
    • Imogene is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <1>
  • Clark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mills County
  • McPaul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
    • McPaul is located in Fremont County
  • Percival
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
    • Percival is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
  • Solomon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
    • Solomon is located in Mills County
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    • Strahan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
      • Strahan is located in Mills County
    • Bartlett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
    • Payne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.

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 Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anderson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8003, Longitude: -95.6045    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.




 

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