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Anchor History
McLean County, Illinois

(Transcribed by: Teri Moncelle Colglazier)

The town of Anchor was laid out [in Anchor Township] after the Illinois Central railroad was built through that section. The town of Anchor [is a] substantial part of the county. ["Official souvenir program, McLean County Centennial, Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1930" by: McLean County Illinois Centennial Souvenir Program Committee, Harold Lang and Eugene Funk] A small village that serves part of the farming community in the eastern portion of the county is Anchor. In 1950 it had a population of 200. It has several retail stores, automobile and other service establishments, a postoffice and banking facilities. Anchor is located on the Illinois Central Railroad and on State 165. The village was founded in 1876 and named at the suggestion of George R. Buck, early township supervisor. The township in which it is located, Anchor, has a present population of 643. First to lay out a farm in the township was William T. Stackpole, who arrived in 1855. About ten years later came A. R. Jones, who later was a well-known stock breeder. [This is McLean County, Illinois by: John Drury, The Loree Co., Chicago, Illinois (1955)]

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