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Welcome to Hanover ...Hanover is located in Wyoming County<1>. The location of Hanover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanover, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Hanover refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hanoverian<3> Hanover is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Hanover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Hanover: (304) & (681)<5> Communities Also Named Hanover ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Hanover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hanover. Communities near Hanover ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanover.
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 Hanover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanover. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanover. 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 Hanover. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover. See our Newspapers Page for Hanover. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanover ...Looking for more information about Hanover? 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 Hanover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanover. Adding Hanover to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hanover 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 Hanover was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Hanover on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanover. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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