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Welcome to South Hannibal ...

South Hannibal is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hannibal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for South Hannibal: S. Hannibal

South Hannibal is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Hannibal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Hannibal: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near South Hannibal ...

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

  • Oswego
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fulton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liverpool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Central Square
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Weedsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wolcott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Camillus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hannibal ...

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

Adding South Hannibal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Hannibal 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 South Hannibal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Hannibal post office opened in 1855. The South Hannibal post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Hannibal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Hannibal - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the South Hannibal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the South Hannibal 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/