Welcome to Anson ...
Anson is located in Chippewa County.
The location of Anson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Anson is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Anson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Anson: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Anson ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.<4>.
| Community | 2018<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Altoona [Map] | 7,794 | SW | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Bloomer [Map] | 3,504 | NW | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Chippewa Falls [Map] | 14,180 | SW | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Eagle Point [Map] | 3,165 | NW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Eau Claire [Map] | 68,866 | SW | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Lafayette [Map] | 5,979 | S | 5 miles [8 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Anson.
Communities Also Named Anson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anson. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 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 Anson.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Anson:
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Anson) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9808, Longitude: -91.2868 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Anson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Anson. |