Welcome to Hanovertown ...

Hanovertown is located in Hanover County<1>.

The location of Hanovertown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanovertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

Hanovertown is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hanovertown is located in the (804) area code.

Communities near Hanovertown ...

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

• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Manquin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
  • Manquin is located in King William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <4>
• Westwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Westwood is located in Hanover County
• Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Rumford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in King William County
• Tuck Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
  • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
• Atlee Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Mechanicsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
• Chamberlayne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanovertown ...

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

Adding Hanovertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanovertown 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 Hanovertown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanovertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/