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Welcome to Anderson ...

Anderson is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

Anderson is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Anderson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Anderson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Code for Anderson: 406

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Anderson: This one is located in Roosevelt County and the other is located in Beaverhead County.

Beyond Montana, there are 70 communities that are also named Anderson - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (8), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Anderson ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Anderson.

  • Brockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Froid
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <3>
  • Poplar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Medicine Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Culbertson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • McCabe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Reserve
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.