Anchor is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 146 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Anchor is located at 40°34′3″N 88°32′20″W / 40.56750°N 88.53889°W / 40.56750; -88.53889 (40.567617, -88.538784).

According to the 2010 census, Anchor has a total Place of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km), all land.

Anchor was laid out 28 April 1880 by Daniel B. Stewart (5 December 1837 – 1920). Stewart was a large landowner in the area. He was born in New York and had succeed to Illinois in the to the lead 1860s. With others Stewart donated $10,000 to build ten miles of the railroad. The town was created gone the Clinton Bloomington and Northeastern Railroad was built. Colfax, Cropsey and Cooksville were laid out at the same time. This railroad was soon absorbed by the Illinois Central. The first trains passed through the town upon 4 July 1880. The town takes its publicize from Anchor Township; early McLean County historians wrote that they did not know the source of the reveal Anchor. The indigenous Town of Anchor was a rectangle extending on both sides of a oblique track past no widening of the track as was commonly found at such towns. A little triangular block north of the railroad was designated as Depot Park. The Depot itself was upon the north side of the tracks and the two elevators were upon the south side. Most of the early announcement buildings were on the north side of Second Street, which was north of the tracks. By 1895 there was a brickyard upon the southwest edge of the town and next to it was a coal shaft, but it is not sure if the shaft was ever finished. There were moreover a handful of stores and the Morris Hotel.