Welcome to Hanaford ...

The village of Hanaford is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Hanaford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanaford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hanaford has a population of 320 people<3> (see below for details).

Hanaford is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hanaford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hanaford: (618)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hanaford had an population of 320 people. This is a decrease of 2.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 481.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hanaford had a population of 327 people. This makes Hanaford the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 327 people, the population of Hanaford increased 494.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 55 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hanaford.

Communities near Hanaford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanaford.

• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Herrin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• West Frankfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Carterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Johnston City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <5>
• McLeansboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <5>
• Christopher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <5>
• Ina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
• Sesser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hanaford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanaford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanaford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanaford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanaford. See our Newspapers Page for Hanaford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanaford ...

Looking for more information about Hanaford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hanaford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanaford.

Adding Hanaford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanaford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hanaford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hanaford post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanaford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanaford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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