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Welcome to Anderson ...

Anderson is located in Ross County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Anderson is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Anderson: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

While we believe that this Anderson is located in Ross County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Anderson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ashtabula and Erie County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York, North Carolina (2), 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.

  • Chillicothe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Williamsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Holland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bainbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

From that list, the Anderson post office opened in 1862. The Anderson post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Anderson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Anderson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/