Welcome to Hanksville ...

Hanksville is located in Chittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Hanksville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hanksville: 802

Communities Also Named Hanksville ...

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

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

Communities near Hanksville ...

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

• Essex
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
• South Burlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
  • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <4>
• Essex Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
  • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
• Williston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
• Middlebury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Addison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
• Shelburne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
  • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
• Montpelier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Northfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
• Waterbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
• Jericho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jericho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
  • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 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 Hanksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanksville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanksville ...

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

Adding Hanksville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hanksville post office opened in 1893.

We also found Hanksville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanksville.