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Welcome to Hancock ...

Hancock is located in Henry County<1>.

Hancock is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hancock: 731

Communities Also Named Hancock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Hancock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (3), Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hancock ...

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

  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • McKenzie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Huntingdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Bruceton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gleason
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hollow Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hancock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hancock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.