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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee, Livingston & Washtenaw.
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:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Spring Arbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarklake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Vandercook Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
- Parma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Michigan Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Girard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Trailtree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hodunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Rice Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Tekonsha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duck Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Ceresco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Charlesworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Eaton Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Petrieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Somerset Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osseo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Onondaga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Leslie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Fitchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Stockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Cement City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Addison Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
- Manitou Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Rollin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Onsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Sharon Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rowes Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Clear Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Northwest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Pioneer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alvordton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Skinner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leidley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackmar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moscow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luttenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Moscow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mosherville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hanover had a population of 363 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hanover had a population of 424 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- South Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
- Spring Arbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandstone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
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 51 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]<3> of Hanover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Michigan
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Eaton County
- Hillsdale County
- Ingham County
- Lenawee County
- Washtenaw County
- Steuben County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |