Hanover, Alabama

Hanover is an unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.

Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama
Hanover, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°00′17″N 86°12′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCoosa
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938, 334
GNIS feature ID159713[1]

Hanover is likely named for Hanover, Virginia.[2]

A post office operated under the name Hanover from 1847 to 1907.[3]

The Hanover Schist is named for Hanover.[4]

References

  1. "Hanover". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Hatchet Creek Group; Hanover Schist". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 October 2020.


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