Welcome to Hansen ...

Hansen is primarily located in Adams County<1>. A portion of Hansen extends into Hall County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hansen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Hansen is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Hansen: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Hansen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hansen - they are located in California (2), Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ontario and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hansen.

Communities near Hansen ...

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

• Grand Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <4>
• Hastings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Wood River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Shelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
• Harvard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Kenesaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <4>
• Doniphan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
• Juniata
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <4>
• Alda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <4>
• Giltner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
  • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hansen ...

Looking for more information about Hansen? 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 Hansen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hansen.

Adding Hansen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hansen 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 Hansen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hansen post office opened in 1879.

We also found Hansen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hansen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/