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Welcome to Anchor ...The village of Anchor is located in McLean County<1>. The pronunciation of Anchor: ANK-er<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Anchor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Anchor has a population of 139 people<3> (see below for details). Anchor is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Anchor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Anchor (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Anchor is located in the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Anchor: 61720<5> Websites for Anchor ...Chamber of Commerce: www.mcleancochamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Anchor, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Anchor had an population of 139 people. This is a decrease of 4.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.57% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Anchor had a population of 146 people. This makes Anchor the county's 21st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 146 people, the population of Anchor decreased 16.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 175 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Anchor. Communities Also Named Anchor ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anchor - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Anchor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<8> We also found Anchor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). 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 McLean County: www.mclean.gov/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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