Welcome to Hanford ...

Hanford is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

Hanford is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hanford: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Hanford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hanford - they are located in California, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Hanford ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Poplarville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Lumberton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Wells Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• Carnes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• West Hattiesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Pinebur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• Goodluck
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest 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 Hanford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanford ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/