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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)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • South Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Essex Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Williston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Middlebury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebury is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Shelburne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Montpelier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Northfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
  • Waterbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
  • Jericho
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • 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 (so far) for Hanksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hanksville post office opened in 1893. The Hanksville post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanksville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Chittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanksville - 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/