Anderson, TX

Anderson is a city and county seat of Grimes County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. The town and its surroundings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Anderson Historic District. The town is named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, a vice-president of the Republic of Texas, who died here at the Fanthorp Inn in 1845. The entire town and surrounding areas has been recognized as the Anderson Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The area was originally settled during Spanish colonial rule. The through line in Anderson is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map.

Anderson makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Long occupied by indigenous peoples, this area was initially settled by Europeans and creole Spanish during Spanish colonial rule. Anglo-Americans began to enter the area in the 1820s from the Southern United States. Texas State Highway 90 passes through the city, leading north 7 miles to Roans Prairie and southwest 9 miles to Navasota, the largest city in Grimes County.