Welcome to Port Anderson ...
So far, we found very little information about Port Anderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Port Anderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Anderson, please Contact Us.
Port Anderson would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Port Anderson: Prt. Anderson
While the community is gone, the present day location for Port Anderson is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Port Anderson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Port Anderson was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Port Anderson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Anderson.
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dermott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Metcalfe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tillar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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 Port Anderson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Anderson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Anderson. 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 Port Anderson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Anderson. See our Newspapers Page for Port Anderson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Anderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Anderson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Port Anderson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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