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Welcome to Hanson Park ...

Hanson Park is located in Cook County<1>.

Hanson Park is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hanson Park ...

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

  • Chicago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cicero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Skokie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Des Plaines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 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 Hanson Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanson Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanson Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanson Park - 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.