The story
Read it all →How Hanna Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Hanna Township.
Hanna was laid out in 1858. It was named for an Indiana judge with the surname Hanna.
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History · Hanna Township
Hanna Township dates to 1858, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1958 on.
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Quick answers
How Hanna Township began, and where its name came from
When was Hanna Township founded?
1858
Hanna Township dates its founding to 1858 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1860.
2020 census: 976168 years
How did Hanna Township get its name?
Hanna Township was named for an Indiana judge with the surname Hanna.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1860. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
What stands out about Hanna Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Hanna Township, 1858 to 1958
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1858FoundingHanna Township is established
- 1860Post officeThe Hanna Station post office opens
- 1882Post officeThe Hanna Station post office closes
- 1882Post officeThe Hanna post office opens
- 20th century
- 1958
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
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Hanna Township on the map, 1958 to 1984
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hanna Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1958Kingsford Heights sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hanna Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Hanna Township
Nobody well known was born in Hanna Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Another post office, Hanna Station, opened and closed inside today’s town.
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Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Shamrock Airportairport
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Hanna Township’s history
What year was Hanna Township founded?
In 1858, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hanna Township’s post office opened in 1860.
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.