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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Jackson County
    • Spring Arbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Jackson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
      • South Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarklake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarklake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarklake
      • Clarklake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarklake <1>
    • Sandstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
    • Vandercook Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook Lake
      • Vandercook Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Parma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Jackson County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Center
      • Michigan Center is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan Center <1>
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Branch County
    • Girard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Branch County
    • Trailtree Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailtree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
      • Trailtree Village is located in Branch County
    • Coldwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hodunk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
      • Hodunk is located in Branch County
    • Ray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Canada Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
      • Canada Shores is located in Branch County
    • Batavia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
      • Batavia is located in Branch County
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Branch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marengo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Calhoun County
    • Rice Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
      • Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Tekonsha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Duck Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
    • Burlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Ceresco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceresco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
      • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
      • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
    • Eaton Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Petrieville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
    • Olivet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jerome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <1>
    • Mosherville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Somerset Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
      • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
    • Somerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
      • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
    • Litchfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Steamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
      • Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County
  • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <1>
    • North Leslie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Fitchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
    • Bunker Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
      • Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Addison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <1>
    • Devils Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Manitou Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Manitou Beach is located in Lenawee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Beach <1>
    • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
      • Manitou Beach - Devils Lake is located in Lenawee County
    • Cambridge Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
      • Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County
    • Rollin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
    • Onsted
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
      • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <1>
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Lenawee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
      • Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
    • Manchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <1>
    • Rowes Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
      • Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Ray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Pioneer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <1>
    • 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.

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 45 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 begin 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:

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.

  • Hanover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
  • Leidley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leidley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leidley Cemetery
  • Blackmar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmar Cemetery
  • Moscow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moscow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moscow Cemetery
  • Horton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
  • Luttenton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luttenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luttenton Cemetery
  • McNair Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
  • South Moscow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Moscow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Moscow Cemetery
  • Pulaski Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pulaski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulaski Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
  • Mosherville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosherville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosherville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (365 more) ...
    • Pope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Moscow Plains Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moscow Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moscow Plains Cemetery
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks 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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
  • Pulaski
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Jackson County
  • Jerome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <1>
  • Somerset Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
    • Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • South Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jackson
    • South Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Somerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
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    • Sandstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
    • Litchfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <1>
    • Parma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Parma is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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: 42.1001, Longitude: -84.5538       In this case, the coordinates for Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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