Welcome to Anchorville ...

Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anchorville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Anchorville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Anchorville is located in the (586) area code.

The ZIP code for Anchorville: 48004<3>

Going back to its beginning, Anchorville was originally named Swan Creek Settlement. For more information about the names of Anchorville, see The Names of Anchorville on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Anchorville ...

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

• Sterling Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <5>
• Saint Clair Shores
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
  • Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <5>
• Roseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Mount Clemens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
  • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
  • Former names for Mount Clemens:
  • Big Springs
  • High Banks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <5>
• Fraser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Richmond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Saint Clair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
• Utica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,062 people
  • Former names for Utica:
  • Hog Hollow
  • McDougalville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• New Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
  • Former names for New Haven:
  • New Baltimore Station
  • New Haven Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anchorville ...

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

Adding Anchorville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anchorville 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 Anchorville was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Anchorville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Anchorville post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anchorville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/