Welcome to North Hanson ...
North Hanson is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Hanson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
A typical abbreviation for North Hanson: N. Hanson
North Hanson is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Hanson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near North Hanson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Hanson.
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Braintree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Stoughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 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 North Hanson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Hanson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Hanson. 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 North Hanson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hanson. See our Newspapers Page for North Hanson.
Adding North Hanson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Hanson 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 (so far) for North Hanson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the North Hanson post office opened in 1885. The North Hanson post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Hanson.