Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hanover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hanover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hanover is located in Coosa County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Hanover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanover:
- Coosa County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Hissop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kellyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Pentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Fishpond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Dollar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Autauga County
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Mountain Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Harkins Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Mellow Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Seman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Titus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lightwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Holtville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Eclectic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Claud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Deatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Saint Clair County
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Wilsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Columbiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harpersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mignon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Zubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Talladega Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bon Air
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Childersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Alexander City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hackneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Our Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Cowpens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Goldville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jacksons' Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Site
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Dadeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanover, see our County-by-County Page for Hanover.
Cemeteries Near Hanover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanover.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hanover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Site Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Stewartville.
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <3>
- McEwen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McEwen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Stewartville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hanover had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Bentleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Crewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Stewartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Weogufka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hissop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Kellyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanover.
Newspapers Published in Hanover ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanover, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hanover:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |