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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Anderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Anderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anderson, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Anderson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Anderson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Anderson ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Anderson has also been known as: Junction House and Sparks Ranch.
Another variation: Andersons.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Anderson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anderson.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Anderson is historic, it would have been located within present day Washoe County.
To see how the shape of Nevada's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washoe County: Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Harney (OR) & Lake (OR).
Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:
- Washoe County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Reno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Sparks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Steamboat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Mogul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mogul is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Galena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Panther Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
- Raleigh Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hafed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Lakeview Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Carson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Indian Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Glenbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
- Lincoln Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Carson Rapids City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Mound House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Stagecoach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Thisby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Nevada County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Bronco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Floriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Truckee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Norden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Placer County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Brockway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tahoe Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carnelian Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Andover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Tahoe City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Plumas County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Chilcoot - Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
- Chilcoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sierra County (CA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Calvada ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calvada is located in Sierra County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada
- Loyalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Huffaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huffaker Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Reno.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243472 <3>
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masonic Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Reno.
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147642 <3>
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washoe City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Crystal Peak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Peak Cemetery is located in Verdi.
- The Crystal Peak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Verdi Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166367 <3>
- Bowers Mansion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franktown Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franktown Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Washoe City.
- The Franktown Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franktown Cemetery
- Heidekreichs Franktown Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83932 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Anderson itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Reno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Steamboat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Hafed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Washoe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washoe City is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe City
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marmol ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marmol is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mystic is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Floriston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franktown is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Virginia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Anderson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Anderson:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Washoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Lyon County
- Storey County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Sierra County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
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 Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |