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Welcome to Anderson Junction ...Although we found mention of Anderson Junction during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Anderson Junction 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've added Anderson Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Anderson Junction, please Contact Us. While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950. A typical abbreviation for Anderson Junction: Anderson Jct. (or less commonly used: Anderson Jctn.) Anderson Junction is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Anderson Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Anderson Junction might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Anderson Junction and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not. We believe that Anderson Junction would be found within the (435) area code. The community of Anderson Junction was previously named Anderson's Ranch. Going back to its beginning, Anderson Junction was originally named McPhersons Flat. For more information about the names of Anderson Junction, see The Names of Anderson Junction on our Genealogy Page. Communities near Anderson Junction ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Anderson Junction.
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 Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson Junction. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Anderson Junction. 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 Junction. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Anderson Junction. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson Junction ...Looking for more information about Anderson Junction? 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 Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anderson Junction. Adding Anderson Junction to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Anderson Junction 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 Anderson Junction was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950). For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson Junction. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/ The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/ Footnotes ...
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