Welcome to Anan ...

Anan is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Anan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Anan is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Anan: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities near Anan ...

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

• Hastings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Sutton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
• Harvard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <5>
• Blue Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>
• Juniata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <5>
• Clay Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <5>
• Edgar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <5>
• Nelson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <5>
• Fairfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Glenvil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvil
  • Glenvil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenvil <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 Anan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anan ...

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

Adding Anan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anan 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 Anan was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

We also found Anan mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/