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Welcome to Hanlon ...

Hanlon is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanlon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hanlon is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hanlon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hanlon: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near Hanlon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanlon.

  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Crete
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hickman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilber
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Adams
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Firth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Firth is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
  • Palmyra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Hanlon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanlon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanlon. 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 Hanlon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanlon. See our Newspapers Page for Hanlon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanlon ...

Looking for more information about Hanlon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hanlon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanlon.

Adding Hanlon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanlon 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 Hanlon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanlon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanlon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Hanlon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Hanlon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.