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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Washington County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clay, Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Riley, Gage (NE), Jefferson (NE) & Thayer (NE).
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:
- Washington County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Hollenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blocker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Chepstow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Linn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kimeo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Haddam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Garfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Oketo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oketo is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
- Blue Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winifred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winifred is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Irving ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beattie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Republic County
- Narka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- May Day
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Winkler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Gage County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barneston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wymore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Gage County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beatrice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Gage County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jefferson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Steele City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Endicott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Fairbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jansen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pecenka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spenceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959629 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery
- The Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lanham Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93622 <2>
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zion - Mt. Calvary Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- The State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149233 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hanover had a population of 903 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hanover had a population of 650 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Spence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Lanham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Herkimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herkimer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
- Hollenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steele City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schroyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schroyer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Diller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 the Vicinity of 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hanover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hanover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hanover.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Hanover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Marshall County
- Republic County
- Riley County
- Gage County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |