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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 Hanna (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 Hanna. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Hanna is located in Kossuth County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).

Below are the counties that are near Hanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanna:

  • Kossuth County     (The home county of Hanna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Lu Verne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sexton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Wesley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Irvington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Algona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Titonka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Burt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Whittemore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • German Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
    • Lone Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Fenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Lakota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Meservey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Ventura
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • Alexander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Corwith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Kanawha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hutchins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Britt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Britt is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <1>
    • Duncan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Goodell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Goodell is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Klemme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Garner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Renwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hardy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hardy is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Arnold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Bode
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Thor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <1>
    • Dakota City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Humboldt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Ottosen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Bradgate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Gilmore City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • West Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rodman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Cylinder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Rolfe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <1>
    • Plover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Badger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Vincent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vincent is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Clare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clare is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
    • Goldfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Olaf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
    • Holmes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holmes is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Eagle Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cornelia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Belmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
    • Woolstock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Woolstock is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Galt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanna, see our County-by-County Page for Hanna.

Cemeteries Near Hanna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanna.

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 Hanna - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.

  • Luverne Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corwith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Magor Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Damman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boone Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Hanna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanna.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.

  • Lu Verne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corwith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corwith is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Renwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hardy is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Sexton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • Stilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stilson is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
  • Wesley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Irvington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Hutchins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Algona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bode
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Goldfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanna.

Newspapers Published in Hanna ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanna.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hanna:

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>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.
<3>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 Hanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.