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Welcome to Hanover ...

Hanover is located in Coosa 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 1847.

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

Hanover is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Hanover: (256) and (938)<5>

Communities Also Named Hanover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Hanover - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, 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.

  • Alexander City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
    • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <6>
  • Sylacauga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Goodwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Rockford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kellyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Talladega Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Bon Air
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Mount Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
  • Stewartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Stewartville is located in Coosa 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.<7>

From that list, the Hanover post office opened in 1847.

We also found Hanover in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanover.

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Hanover refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Hanover may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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