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.
A Few Details for Hanover ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Hanover was settled in 1649.
- It was incorporated in 1727.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
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:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Curtis Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- North Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- North Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Norwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- Oldham Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
- Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Ashdod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
- Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- Marshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Accord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Bryantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
- Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Sagamore Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Buzzards Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Bourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Sagamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Monument Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- South Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Easton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - North Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Raynham Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Raynham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- East Taunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Taunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Weir Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Nahant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Swampscott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- West Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Marblehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Saugus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- West Town Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
- West Town Landing is located in Essex County
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
- Peabody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Prides Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
- Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Chestnut Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Everett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Eliot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Huron Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Center
- Newton Center is located in Middlesex County
- Newton Highlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Wellington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Middlesex County
- Malden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Medford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Newton Upper Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Upper Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Beechwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Cohasset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - East Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- South Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Weymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Holbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- North Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
- North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Braintree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- North Stoughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Mattapan Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Hyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Mattapan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Point Shirley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
- Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
- Readville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Roslindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Stonybrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonybrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jamaica Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Winthrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
- Bay Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burnt Swamp Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanover, see our County-by-County Page for 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 54 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. 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 Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barnstable County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Plymouth County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Magoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magoun Cemetery
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
- Schoosett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoosett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoosett Cemetery
- Hanover Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Center Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <3>
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
- Twomile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twomile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twomile Cemetery
- Couch Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- The Couch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Couch Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couch Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177751 <3>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Old First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old First Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old First Parish Cemetery
- First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Norwell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Parish Cemetery
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
- Sachem Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hanover had a population of 1,778 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hanover had a population of 14,624 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Curtis Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
- Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
- North Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- South Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
- South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- North Marshfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
- North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- East Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
- East Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Norwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
- Norwell is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
- North Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanover
- North Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- West Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hanover
- West Hanover is located in Plymouth County
- Hanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
- West Duxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duxbury
- West Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Center
- Marshfield Center is located in Plymouth County
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- Marshfield Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Hills
- Marshfield Hills is located in Plymouth County
- North Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hanson
- North Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- South Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanson
- South Hanson is located in Plymouth County
- Marshfield Hills
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hanover: www.hanovermass.com/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1132, Longitude: -70.8120 In this case, the coordinates for Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |