Welcome to Anchor ...
So far, we found very little information about Anchor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Anchor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anchor, please Contact Us.
Anchor would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.
The location of Anchor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Anchor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Anchor is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Anchor was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Anchor once stood is in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Anchor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anchor - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anchor.
Communities near Anchor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anchor.
- Myrtle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Creek
- Myrtle Creek is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Creek <6>
- Canyonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyonville
- Canyonville is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyonville <6>
- Riddle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Riddle is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Former names for Riddle:
- Riddles
- Riddlesburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <6>
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <6>
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Azalea is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azalea <6>
- Days Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Creek
- Days Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Days Creek <6>
- Tri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Tiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
- Tiller is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <6>
- Golden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Josephine County
- Greenback ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Josephine County
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 Anchor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anchor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anchor. 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 Anchor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchor. See our Newspapers Page for Anchor.
Adding Anchor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Anchor in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Anchor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Anchor post office opened in 1906.
We also found Anchor on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Anchor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |