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Welcome to Hanger ...

Hanger is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Hanger is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hanger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hanger: 276

Communities Also Named Hanger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hanger - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Hanger ...

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

  • Richlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Honaker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • War
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Haysi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bradshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Iaeger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanger ...

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

Adding Hanger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanger 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 (so far) for Hanger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hanger post office opened in 1898. The Hanger post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanger - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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