Anchor was the name of a community located in southeastern

Pointe Coupee Parish Pointe Coupee Parish ( or ; ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,758. The parish seat is New Roads. Pointe Coupee Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Metropolitan Stati ...

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, United States. The community was located along the

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, north of the Pointe Coupee -

West Baton Rouge Parish West Baton Rouge Parish (, Spanish language, Spanish: ''Parroquia del Oeste de Baton Rouge'') is one of the List of parishes in Louisiana, sixty-four parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Established in 1807, its parish seat is Port Allen, L ...

line.

History

The community received its name during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

. A post office was established in the community in 1888. The post office was closed in 1930.Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside",
The Riverside Reader
'', January 21, 2008, p. 5

References

Baton Rouge metropolitan area Ghost towns in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub