The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Anchor and not the distance if you are driving it.^<3>.

Community	2016 ^<4> Population	Direction	Distance
Chapmanville [Map]	1,171	W	5 miles [8 km]
Danville [Map]	640	NE	7 miles [11.3 km]
Hewett [Map]	---	SE	4 miles [6.4 km]
Logan [Map]	1,600	S	11 miles [17.7 km]
Low Gap [Map]	---	NE	4 miles [6.4 km]
Madison [Map]	2,865	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 that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Anchor. We make it easy to see an overhead 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 get an overview with links that will help you to 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 Tourism Map for Anchor.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Anchor. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Anchor. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that stretches from Anchor. A straight line distance ignores things 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 that we are using 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). - Return to Citation
<4>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Anchor. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Anchor.