Welcome to South Hanover ...
South Hanover is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hanover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
A typical abbreviation for South Hanover: S. Hanover
South Hanover is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Hanover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near South Hanover ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Hanover.
- Brockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brockton
- From South Hanover to Brockton
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quincy
- From South Hanover to Quincy
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plymouth
- From South Hanover to Plymouth
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weymouth
- From South Hanover to Weymouth
- Taunton
(18 miles [29 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taunton
- From South Hanover to Taunton
- Braintree
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Braintree
- From South Hanover to Braintree
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwood
- From South Hanover to Norwood
- Stoughton
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stoughton
- From South Hanover to Stoughton
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgewater
- From South Hanover to Bridgewater
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 South Hanover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Hanover.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Hanover.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hanover. See our Newspapers Page for South Hanover.
Adding South Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South 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 South Hanover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the South Hanover post office opened in 1864.
We also found South Hanover in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Hanover.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Hanover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Hanover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |