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Welcome to Hansonville ...

Hansonville is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hansonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Hansonville is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hansonville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hansonville: 276

Communities Also Named Hansonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hansonville - they are located in California and Maryland.

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

Communities near Hansonville ...

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

  • Collingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
    • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Bristol City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
  • Cross
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Abingdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
  • Coeburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Honaker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hansonville ...

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

Adding Hansonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hansonville 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 Hansonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hansonville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Hansonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hansonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hansonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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