Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hanover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hanover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hanover is located in Luzerne County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Hanover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanover:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Warrior Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Nanticoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Wanamie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Slocum Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Dorrance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Albert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- East Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Coxes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tresckow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Leslie Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Weatherly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Mud Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Nesquehoning
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Albrightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Briar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mifflinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Jamison City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Lime Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Almedia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Orangeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Spring Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Scranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Schultzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dunmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Kelayres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nuremberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lofty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Zion Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Brandonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Coaldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Long Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Shinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Evans Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Lake Winola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Tunkhannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vosburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanover, see our County-by-County Page for Hanover.
Cemeteries Near Hanover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanover.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hanover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <2>
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Albert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
- The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rippletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <2>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hanover had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Warrior Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Askam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Nanticoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wanamie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- West Nanticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dorrance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanover.
Newspapers Published in Hanover ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanover, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hanover:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |