Do you know of Anson ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Anson. 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 Anson.<1>

We found mention of Anson as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Washington Parish, Louisiana.

Communities Also Named Anson ...

We found six communities that share the name Anson.

Within Louisiana, the name Anson is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Sumner County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Anson [Sumner County].
  • Maine
    • Somerset County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Anson [Somerset County].
  • Missouri
    • Clark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Anson [Clark County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Anson.
  • Texas
    • Jones County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Anson [Jones County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Chippewa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anson [Chippewa County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Anson ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Anson:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Washington Parish ...

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 Washington Parish.