Welcome to New Hanover ...

New Hanover is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of New Hanover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hanover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

New Hanover is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for New Hanover: (618)

Communities Also Named New Hanover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Hanover - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Hanover ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Belleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Kirkwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• East Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Webster Groves
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
• Arnold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
• Fairview Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <4>
• Cahokia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
  • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <4>
• Swansea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hanover ...

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

Adding New Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Hanover 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 for New Hanover was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found New Hanover in the book titled .<5> From that list, the New Hanover post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hanover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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