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Welcome to Hanson ...

Hanson is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Hanson is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hanson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hanson: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Hanson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hanson - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Hanson ...

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

  • Quitman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dasher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jennings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
    • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <4>
  • Cherry Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
  • Leland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Madison 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 Hanson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanson ...

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

Adding Hanson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanson 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 Hanson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hanson post office opened in 1900.

We also found Hanson in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanson - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Hanson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Hanson 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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