Welcome to Ander ...

Ander is located on the South Texas Plains.

Ander is located in Goliad County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ander, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Ander is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ander lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ander: (361)

Communities near Ander ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ander.

• Cuero
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
  • Cuero is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuero <3>
• Yorktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <3>
• Goliad
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Goliad is located in Goliad County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <3>
• Nordheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
  • Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <3>
• Meyersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
  • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <3>
• Kilgore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
• Weesatche
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche
  • Weesatche is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weesatche <3>
• Fannin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Fannin is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fannin <3>
• Coletoville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
• Cologne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
  • Cologne is located in Goliad County
  • Former names for Cologne:
  • Centerville
  • Ira Station
  • Perdido

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 Ander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ander.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ander. 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 Ander.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ander. See our Newspapers Page for Ander.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ander ...

Looking for more information about Ander? 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 Ander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ander.

Adding Ander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ander 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 for Ander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ander post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ander.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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