Independence Day Filming Locations
Where was Independence Day filmed? Independence Day was filmed in 4 locations across United States in the following places:
Independence Day Filming Locations
Anson is a city in and the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area. Originally named "Jones City", the town was renamed "Anson" in 1882 in honor of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Merkel is a city in Tylor County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,471 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Abilene metropolitan area.
Texas is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest.
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
Independence Day (1983)
Mary Ann Taylor, of Mercury, Texas, loves the comforts of her hometown but is dissatisfied with a life dedicated to serving coffee and grilling hamburgers in her father's cafeteria. Her true passion is photography.