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Welcome to Hanna ...

Hanna is located in Kossuth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Hanna is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hanna: 515

Communities Also Named Hanna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hanna - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hanna ...

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

  • Algona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Dakota City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanawha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Goldfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanna ...

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

Adding Hanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanna 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 (so far) for Hanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hanna post office opened in 1893. The Hanna post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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