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Welcome to Anderson ...

Anderson is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Anderson is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Anderson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Anderson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Nevada (2), New Jersey, 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.

  • Monticello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Margaretville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleischmanns
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Parksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morsston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
  • Neversink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Anderson post office opened in 1907. The Anderson post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/