Welcome to Hannah ...

Hannah is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hannah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Hannah is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hannah lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hannah: (606)

Communities Also Named Hannah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hannah - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (2), Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hannah.

Communities near Hannah ...

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

• Paintsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Louisa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Fort Gay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Sandy Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Houckville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
  • Houckville is located in Lawrence County
• Cherokee Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
  • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
• Cordell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
  • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
• Mazie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
• Prosperity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
• Skaggs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
  • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County

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 Hannah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hannah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hannah. 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 Hannah.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hannah ...

Looking for more information about Hannah? 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 Hannah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hannah.

Adding Hannah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hannah 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 Hannah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hannah post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hannah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/