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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 Hanover (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 Hanover. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Hanover is located in Allamakee County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

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

  • Allamakee County     (The home county of Hanover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Lycurgus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
    • Waukon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Dorchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quandahl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
    • Elon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Rossville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
    • New Albin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Volney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Harpers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Hardin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Luana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
    • Watson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Monona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Beulah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Gunder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Marquette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • McGregor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
    • Saint Olaf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
      • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <2>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Clermont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Lucas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Douglass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Cresco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Protivin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Highlandville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Frankville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Decorah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hesper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
    • Castalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Burr Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ossian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Calmar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
      • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Festina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Spillville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Mabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Harmony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Bratsberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Bee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Eitzen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Wilmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Spring Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • Willington Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willington Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
      • Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Caledonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Riceford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Reno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Yucatan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Brownsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Houston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Hokah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <2>
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • De Soto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Ferryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Freeman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Rising Sun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Eastman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Prairie du Chien
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Mount Sterling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
    • Genoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Retreat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Stoddard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Purdy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Fargo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Chaseburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
      • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people

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

Cemeteries Near Hanover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanover.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Hare Place Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Hare Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Hare Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Makee Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Makee Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Makee Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Care Facility Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Care Facility Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Care Facility Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eells Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eells Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eells Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lycurgus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lycurgus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lycurgus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • French Creek Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • English Bench Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Iowa River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (323 more) ...
    • Round Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Lycurgus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
  • Thoten
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
    • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
  • Waukon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
    • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
  • Washington Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
    • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
  • Quandahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
  • Dorchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highlandville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Bee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Eitzen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Locust
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
  • Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
  • Elon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
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    • Springwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
      • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
    • Frankville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Wilmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)

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

Newspapers Published in Hanover ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanover, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hanover:

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hanover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3608, Longitude: -91.5207       In this case, the coordinates for Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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