Note: If you travel east from Anderson (for example, toward Falling Water), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Anderson lies within the (931) area code.

Communities near Anderson ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove.^<2>.

Community	2017 ^<3> Population	Direction	Distance
Cowan [Map]	1,658	SE	17 miles [27.4 km]
Decherd [Map]	2,382	SE	12 miles [19.3 km]
Estill Springs [Map]	2,011	S	8 miles [12.9 km]
Gattistown [Map]	---	SW	16 miles [25.7 km]
Lynchburg [Map]	---	SW	12 miles [19.3 km]
Manchester [Map]	10,642	NE	8 miles [12.9 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Anderson.

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

While we believe that this Anderson is located in Coffee County, we know of another 4 Tennessee communities named Anderson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Hamilton, Overton and Sullivan County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anderson.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anderson. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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 get an overview with links that will help you to 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.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Anderson. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance starting from Anderson. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3776, Longitude: -86.1797 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Anderson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Anderson. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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This page was last modified: 07 Aug 2018

By John Hall

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