The location of Anchor
Welcome to Anchor ...
Anchor is located in Boone County.
The location of Anchor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Anchor is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Anchor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Anchor: (304) and (681)<3>
Communities near Anchor ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Anchor and not the distance if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Chapmanville [Map] | 1,137 | W | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Danville [Map] | 629 | NE | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Hewett [Map] | --- | SE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Logan [Map] | 1,539 | S | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Low Gap [Map] | --- | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Madison [Map] | 2,801 | NE | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Anchor.
Communities Also Named Anchor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 9 communities that are also named Anchor - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Anchor.
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 Anchor. 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 Anchor. 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 Anchor.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Anchor:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anchor ...
Looking for more information about Anchor? 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.
Looking for more information about Anchor? 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 Anchor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Anchor.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Anchor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anchor) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9970, Longitude: -81.9151 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Anchor 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 Anchor. |