Welcome to Hanover ...

Hanover is located in Fergus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

When the people of Hanover refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hanoverian<3>

Hanover is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hanover is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hanover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hanover is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Hanover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Hanover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hanover ...

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

• Lewistown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
• Hobson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <5>
• Moore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Lewistown Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
• Glengarry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
• Danvers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Hilger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
  • Hilger is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <5>
• Kendall ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Fergus County
• Maiden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
• Giltedge ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Giltedge is located in Fergus 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 Hanover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanover ...

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

Adding Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanover 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 Hanover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hanover post office opened in 1916.

We also found Hanover on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/