Do you know of Anderson ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Anderson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Anderson.<1>
Our sources for Anderson (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Anderson other than they indicate that Anderson would be found somewhere in Hancock County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1893.
Communities Also Named Anderson ...
We found 69 communities that share the name Anderson.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Anderson.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 68 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 68 communities, 66 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Preston County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Anderson [Preston County].
- Preston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Cherokee County].
- Etowah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Etowah County].
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Anderson [Lauderdale County].
- Alaska
- Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Anderson.
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Izard County].
- Pike County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Pike County].
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anderson [Scott County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Anderson.
- California
- Shasta County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Anderson [Shasta County].
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Chatham County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Johnson County].
- Laurens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Laurens County].
- Lowndes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Lowndes County].
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Randolph County].
- Walton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Walton County].
- Whitfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anderson [Whitfield County].
- Idaho
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Anderson [Franklin County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Anderson [Madison County].
- Iowa
- Fremont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Anderson [Fremont County].
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Anderson [Pratt County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Anderson [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Anderson [Bienville Parish].
- Michigan
- Livingston County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Livingston County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Marquette County].
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Menominee County].
- Midland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Midland County].
- Montmorency County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Montmorency County].
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Osceola County].
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Otsego County].
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Anderson [Sanilac County].
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Anderson [Madison County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Anderson [Warren County].
- New York
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Anderson [Sullivan County].
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Anderson [Caswell County].
- Dare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Anderson [Dare County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Anderson.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Anderson [Clackamas County].
- Josephine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Anderson [Josephine County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Clearfield County].
- Mifflin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Mifflin County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Anderson [Washington County].
- Quebec
- Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Anderson.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Anderson [Anderson County].
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Coffee County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Franklin County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Hamilton County].
- Overton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Overton County].
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Anderson [Sullivan County].
- Texas
- Grimes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Anderson [Grimes County].
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Grant County].
- Oconto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Oconto County].
- Rock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Anderson [Rock County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Anderson ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Anderson:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Anderson - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Hancock County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hancock County.
| Arroyo | Grant |
| Blair | Kenilworth |
| Blanche | |
| Penrith | |
| Cove | Pughtown |
| Fairview | Weirton Junction |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Anderson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |