Welcome to Anderson City ...

Anderson City is located in Anderson County<1>.

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

Anderson City is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Anderson City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Anderson City and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Anderson City: (502)

Communities Also Named Anderson City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Anderson City - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Anderson City ...

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

• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Taylorsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Willisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>
• Mackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Alton Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
  • Alton Station is located in Anderson County

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 Anderson City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson City ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/