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Do you know of Hancock ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hancock. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hancock.<1>

Our sources for Hancock (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Hancock other than they indicate that Hancock would be found somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Hancock ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Hancock.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Hancock.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Berks County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hancock [Berks County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hancock [Cherokee County].
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hancock [Craighead County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hancock [Los Angeles County].
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hancock [Chaffee County].
      • Gunnison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hancock [Gunnison County].
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Hancock [Litchfield County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hancock [Hillsborough County].
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hancock [Polk County].
    • Georgia
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hancock [Hancock County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hancock [Harrison County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Hancock [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Lane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hancock [Lane County].
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hancock [Ouachita Parish].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Hancock [Hancock County].
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Hancock [Washington County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Hancock [Berkshire County].
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hancock [Houghton County].
    • Minnesota
      • Stevens County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hancock [Stevens County].
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hancock [Pulaski County].
    • Nebraska
      • Dundy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Hancock [Dundy County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Hancock [Hillsborough County].
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hancock [Delaware County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hancock [Chowan County].
    • North Dakota
      • McLean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Hancock [McLean County].
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hancock [Hancock County].
      • Perry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hancock [Perry County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Hancock [Lancaster County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hancock [Henry County].
    • Texas
      • Comal County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hancock [Comal County].
      • Dawson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hancock [Dawson County].
      • Limestone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hancock [Limestone County].
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Hancock [Addison County].
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hancock [Morgan County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hancock [Waushara County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hancock ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hancock:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hancock - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Lancaster County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lancaster County.

AlertLyles
Andrews Bridge 
ArcadiaManor
 Martickville
BartMartinsville
BehthesdaMast
Belair ParkMay
BinkleyMcCall Ferry
Binkley's BridgeMcCaull's Ferry
Blossom ValleyMeadia Heights
BrentwoodMellinger
BrubakerMission Hill
BruckartsMount Vernon
 Muddy Creek
Chiques 
ClonmellNapierville
ColerainNarron
Colonial ParkNickel Mines
ConoyNorthbrook Hills
CopenhefferNorwood
Country Club Estates 
Country GardensOakbottom
Cresswell StationOctoraro
CullyOld Line
 Orchard Park
DillerOverlook
Dillerville 
DisstownPeach Bottom Station
Dorsey'sPeach Bottom Village
DrinkwaterPeequea Station
DuryeaPenn
 Pequea Creek
EarlPeter's Creek
East HempfieldPetersburg
Eby'sPheasant Hill
EdisonvillePiquea
EdwinPittsburgh Valley
EllwerthPleasant Valley
EnterpriseProspect Gardens
  
FairfieldRapho
Fishing Creek StationReamstown Heights
Fishing CreekReinhold's Station
Fite's EddyReinholdsville
FlorinelRock
Forest HillsRockrimmin Ridge
Forest KnollsRowena
Fox Chase 
Fulton HouseSalisbury
 Salunga - Landisville
Glen ManorSchock's Mills
GlenolaSchool Lane Hills
GockleySchool Lane
GreenbankSellers
GreeneShenk's Ferry
GreenfieldShocks Mills
Groff's StoreSpotswood
 Spring Garden
HainesSpring Grove
HarnishSusquehanna
Hartman 
HatTucquan
Hertzler 
HessUnion Station
Hollinger 
Horseshoe HeightsVere Cruz
HubersVici
 Village of Olde Hickory
JunctionVita
  
Kings BridgeWatts
KreadyWest Earl
 West Marietta
Lake ConewagoWestbrook
Landis FarmsWheatland Hills
LaparkWheatland Mills
Lapp'sWhite Mills Station
LaurelvilleWild Cat Falls
Leaf ParkWilliamstown
Leaman Place JunctionWillow View Heights
LedgerWilshire Hills
Liberty Square 
LobataYork Furnace

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hancock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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