Welcome to Anson ...

Anson is located in Chippewa County<1>.

The location of Anson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Anson is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Anson: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Anson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Anson - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Anson ...

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

• Eau Claire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eau Claire
• Chippewa Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Chippewa Falls
• Altoona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Altoona
• Lake Hallie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake Hallie
• Stanley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stanley
• Bloomer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
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• Cadott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cadott
• Cornell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cornell
• Fall Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fall Creek
• Boyd
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Boyd

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

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

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

Adding Anson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anson post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/