Welcome to Anderson ...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. Anderson would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. While the community is gone, the present day location for Anderson is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Anderson is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Anderson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Anderson was located: 775 The community of Anderson has also been called Junction House. and Sparks Ranch. For more information about the names of Anderson, see The Names of Anderson on our Genealogy Page. Communities Also Named Anderson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Anderson: This one is located in Washoe County and the other is located in Elko County. Beyond Nevada, 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), Montana (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 10 communities that are near Anderson.
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. Adding Anderson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Anderson 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 (so far) for Anderson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson. Footnotes ...
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