Welcome to Hanson ...

Hanson is located in Sequoyah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Hanson is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hanson: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Hanson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hanson - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Hanson ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Sallisaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <4>
• Pocola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
• Roland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
• Muldrow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
• Spiro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>
• Arkoma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <4>
• Panama
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Vian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <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 Hanson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanson ...

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

Adding Hanson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Hanson post office opened in 1888.

We also found Hanson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/