Welcome to Hanover ...

So far, we found very little information about Hanover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hanover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hanover, please Contact Us.

Hanover would have been located within present day Butler County<2>.

The location of Hanover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

When the people of Hanover referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Hanoverian<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hanover is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Hanover was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Hanover once stood is in the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Hanover ...

While we believe that this Hanover is located in Butler County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Hanover. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harrison, Licking and Perry County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 39 communities that are also named Hanover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hanover ...

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

• Hamilton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <6>
• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
• Fairfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Forest Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <6>
• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Sharonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <6>
• Trenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <6>
• Blue Ash
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ash
  • Blue Ash is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ash <6>

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

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

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

Adding Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hanover was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hanover on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/