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Welcome to Hannon ...

Hannon is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hannon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Hannon is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hannon (for example, toward Ochillee (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Hannon: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Hannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hannon - they are located in Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Hannon ...

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

  • Tuskegee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurtsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Midway is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Armstrong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Three Notch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
  • Fort Davis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rutherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rutherford is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
  • Society Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Society Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Hatchechubbee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hannon ...

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

Adding Hannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hannon 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 (so far) for Hannon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hannon post office opened in 1892. The Hannon post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hannon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hannon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Hannon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Hannon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/