Welcome to Anaconda ...

Anaconda is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anaconda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Anaconda is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Anaconda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Anaconda: (636)

Communities Also Named Anaconda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Anaconda - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Anaconda ...

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

• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
• Sullivan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <3>
• Pacific
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <3>
• Saint Clair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
• Bourbon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <3>
• Gerald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <3>
• Parkway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
  • Parkway is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Oak Grove has also been known as:
  • Oak Grove Village
• Leasburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
  • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anaconda ...

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

Adding Anaconda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anaconda 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 Anaconda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Anaconda post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anaconda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/