Welcome to Hancock ...
So far, we found very little information about Hancock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hancock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hancock, please Contact Us.
Hancock would have been located within present day Chaffee County<2>.
Hancock was established in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hancock is 11,080 feet [3,377 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hancock is about 2 miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hancock was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Hancock once stood is in the (719) area code.
Communities Also Named Hancock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Hancock: This one is located in Chaffee County and the other is located in Gunnison County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 35 communities that are also named Hancock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, 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.
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
- Poncha Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <5>
- Pitkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <5>
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Whitepine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Monarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <5>
- Tincup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Abbeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Bowerman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
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.<7>
From that list, the Hancock post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hancock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Chaffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hancock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |