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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Anchorage during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Anchorage was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Anchorage (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Anchorage. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Anchorage is located in Atascosa County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atascosa County: Bexar, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Anchorage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anchorage:

  • Atascosa County     (The home county of Anchorage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
    • Rossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Iuka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
    • Kyote
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
      • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Amphion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Poteet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
    • Lytle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <3>
    • Dobrowolski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobrowolski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
    • Leming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
      • Leming is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <3>
    • Charlotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jourdanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
    • Bexar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Somerset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Atascosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosa
      • Atascosa is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascosa <3>
    • Von Ormy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
      • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <3>
    • Macdona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
      • Macdona is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <3>
    • Sandy Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Lackland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Lackland Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Elmendorf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boldtville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
      • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
  • Frio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
    • Bigfoot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Pearsall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
      • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Pearsall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
      • Pearsall is located in Frio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <3>
    • West Pearsall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
      • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
    • Natalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
      • Natalia is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <3>
    • Devine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
      • Devine is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <3>
    • LaCoste
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <3>
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
    • Castroville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
      • Castroville is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <3>
    • Yancey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
      • Yancey is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <3>
    • Rio Medina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Quihi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
    • New Fountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.
    • Loire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Wilson County
    • Graytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
    • Canada Verde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
    • Saspamco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
    • Calaveras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Darilek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darilek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anchorage, see our County-by-County Page for Anchorage.

Newspapers Published in Anchorage ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchorage.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anchorage, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anchorage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Anchorage:

Cemeteries Near Anchorage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anchorage.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anchorage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.

  • Anchorage Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rossville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Layer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layer Cemetery
  • Jimenez Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Flores Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flores Cemetery
  • Grosco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grosco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grosco Cemetery
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vanness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanness Cemetery
  • Brite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brite Cemetery
  • Alvarado Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alvarado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alvarado Cemetery
  • Herrera Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrera Cemetery
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Mendiola Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rodriguez Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodriguez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodriguez Cemetery
    • Willborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anchorage had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Anchorage, with the one closest to Anchorage listed first.

  • Rossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
  • Amphion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
  • Poteet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bigfoot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bexar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
  • Lytle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <3>
  • Devine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
    • Devine is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <3>
  • Atascosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosa
    • Atascosa is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascosa <3>
  • Pleasanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Von Ormy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
    • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <3>
  • Macdona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
    • Macdona is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <3>
  • Noonan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonan
    • Noonan is located in Medina County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Verdi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Earle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Bexar County
    • Moore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anchorage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anchorage.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Anchorage and then turned east". While Anchorage could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Anchorage as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Anchorage could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Texas community named Anchorage.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anchorage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchorage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0675, Longitude: -98.7059       In this case, the coordinates for Anchorage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Anchorage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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