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Welcome to Hanover Junction ...

Hanover Junction is located in Grant County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hanover Junction: Hanover Jct. (or less commonly used: Hanover Jctn.)

Hanover Junction is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hanover Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hanover Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Hanover Junction (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Hanover Junction: 575

Communities Also Named Hanover Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hanover Junction - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hanover Junction ...

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

  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hurley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Arenas Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
  • Pinos Altos ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinos Altos is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinos Altos
  • Pinos Altos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mimbres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Walnut Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whitewater is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Old Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town is located in Luna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Gila
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanover Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanover Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.