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Welcome to Hanovertown ...

Hanovertown is located in Hanover County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hanovertown: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Hanovertown ...

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

  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Manquin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Westwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwood is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rumford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rumford is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Tuck Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
  • Atlee Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Mechanicsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunstall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall

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 (so far) for Hanovertown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanovertown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanovertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Hanovertown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Hanovertown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.