Welcome to Hanson Ferry ...

Hanson Ferry is located in Asotin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanson Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Hanson Ferry: Hanson Fry. (or less commonly used: Hanson Frry.)

Hanson Ferry is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hanson Ferry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hanson Ferry: 509

Communities near Hanson Ferry ...

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

• Troy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
• Flora ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Anatone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anatone is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anatone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anatone <3>
• Cloverland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• Promise ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Promise is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
• Peola
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Peola is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
• Maxville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville is located in Wallowa County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Asotin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Asotin is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <3>
• Waha
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
• Clarkston Heights - Vineland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland is located in Asotin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights - Vineland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanson Ferry ...

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

Adding Hanson Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanson Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hanson Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hanson Ferry post office opened in 1891. The Hanson Ferry post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanson Ferry.