Welcome to Hancock ...

Hancock is located in Craighead County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hancock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Hancock is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hancock: (870)

Communities Also Named Hancock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Hancock - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hancock ...

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

• Trumann
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
  • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <4>
• Osceola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Brookland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Manila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Marked Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <4>
• Leachville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
• Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
• Lepanto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <4>
• Monette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hancock ...

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

Adding Hancock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hancock 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 Hancock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hancock post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hancock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/