Nearest Communities to Hanover,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Hanover, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Hanover:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Hanover.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Hanover is located in Buena Vista County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hanover. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Buena Vista County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Hanover (which is Buena Vista County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Hanover
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Buena Vista County (where Hanover resides)
- County Website: https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Buena Vista: Storm Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
- Casino Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Storm Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Juniata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Truesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Rembrandt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sioux Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albert City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Leverett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Calhoun County
- County Website: https://www.calhouncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Rockwell City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- Lytton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Cherokee County
- County Website: https://www.cherokeecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Cherokee: Cherokee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Aurelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Onawa Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onawa Junction is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa Junction
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quimby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Washta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mary Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Larrabee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Cleghorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fielding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Marcus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Spencer
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Peterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cornell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Rossie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Maclay ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maclay is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclay
- Webb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Crawford: Denison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Kiron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boyer River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boyer River is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer River
- Boyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Schleswig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ida County
- County Website: https://idacounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Ida: Ida Grove
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Galva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holstein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Ida Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien County
- County Website: https://obriencounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for O'Brien: Primghar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Waterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterman is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Calumet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Sutherland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Mapleside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleside is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleside
- Paullina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Plymouth County
- Pocahontas County
- County Website: https://pocahontascounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Pocahontas: Pocahontas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Varina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Fonda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sac County
- County Website: https://www.saccountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Sac: Sac City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Schaller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Early
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Brook Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brook Mount is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Mount
- Odebolt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Sac City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake Station is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake Station
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Herring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- McCloy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCloy is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloy
- Pettis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis
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- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Brogan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brogan is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
- Carnarvon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Woodbury County
- County Website: https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Woodbury: Sioux City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hanover ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hanover.
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Correctionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pierson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Anthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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