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AnchorLocation of Anchor in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°41′01″N 91°21′18″W / 30.68361°N 91.35500°W / 30.68361; -91.35500
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Anchor was the name of a community located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community was located along the Mississippi River, north of the Pointe Coupee - West Baton Rouge Parish line.

History

The community received its name during the American Civil War. A post office was established in the community in 1888. The post office was closed in 1930.

References

1. Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 5

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: New Roads
City	New Roads
Towns	Fordoche Livonia
Village	Morganza
CDP	Ventress
Other communities	Batchelor Blanks Chenal Dupont Frisco Frogmore Glynn Innis Jarreau Lacour Lakeland Lettsworth Lottie McCrea Mix Oscar Point Coupee Rougon Torbert Valverda
Ghost towns	Alma Anchor East Krotz Springs Elliot City False River Hermitage Bayou Latenache Parlange Red River Landing Torras Waterloo
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