Our Genealogy Helper
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 may 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)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Waukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quandahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Elon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Volney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Postville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Monona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Gunder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Marquette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- McGregor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Olaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Douglass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- 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)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Castalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- 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)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Calmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- 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)
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- 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)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Eitzen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riceford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Yucatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hokah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ferryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Freeman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Charme
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Prairie du Chien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- 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)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Retreat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Stoddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- West Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Purdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Fargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Chaseburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- 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.
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 Hanover - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waukon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95539 <2>
- Makee Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- County Care Facility Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eells Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lycurgus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 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)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Thoten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Waukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
- Quandahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Bee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Eitzen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Locust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
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]<4>. 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:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Allamakee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Fayette County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Crawford County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |