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Hanover Township dates to 1806, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 88% of U.S. towns · #183 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Hostetter Inn and the New Garden Monthly Meetinghouse. Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1980.

1806founded
3on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Hanover Township began

When was Hanover Township founded?

1806

Hanover Township dates its founding to 1806 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 3,288 in 19802020 census: 3,459220 years

How historic is Hanover Township?

A

More historic than 88% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1827.
History grade

What drives Hanover Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hanover Township is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns, #183 of 993 in Ohio. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hanover Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1806, from Wikipedia: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194016.2% of homes (±8.1) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%BNational Register3 listings, 35 historic buildings, 103 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 88%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 82%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hanover Township’s 103 sits above most of its state (93% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 35 historic buildings outnumber those of 83% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1806.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.1 points).

Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hanover Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Hanover Township, and 7 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hanover Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1994. Watch Hanover Township change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1806: 220 years of Hanover Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Five other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

New Garden
1830–1904
Bucks
1836–1907
Dunganon
1840–1903
Maysville
1860–1876
Kensington
1876–today
Adair
1893–1903
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AdairDungannonGuilfordGuilford LakeGuilford Lake EstatesKensingtonNew Garden
Gone or out of use
Adair Post Officepost officeDungannon Post Officepost officeNewgarden Post Officepost office
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hanover Township
DuttonFigleyFrostMillerSandy SpringsTrinityWoodsdale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Start Hanover Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hanover Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Hanover Township on the map, 1909 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hanover Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hanover Township on the 1909 USGS mapHanover Township on the 1959 USGS mapHanover Township on the 1971 USGS mapHanover Township on the 1994 USGS map1909Lisbon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hanover Township.

The story so far

Hanover Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hanover Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,459 people living in the township. Hanover Township is home to the United Local School District campus.

Hanover Township was established in 1806. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,704 to 3,459 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hanover Township, 1806 to 1909

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1806
    FoundingHanover Township is established
  3. 1830Post officeThe New Garden post office opens
  4. 1836Post officeThe Bucks post office opens
  5. 1840Post officeThe Dunganon post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1903Post officeThe Dunganon post office closes
  8. 1904Post officeThe New Garden post office closes
  9. 1907Post officeThe Bucks post office closes
  10. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hanover Township, decade by decade

Today12 recent
United High School, Hanoverton, Ohio2016United High School, Hanoverton, OhioRT 9 underpass, Kensington, Ohio2016RT 9 underpass, Kensington, OhioNew Garden United Methodist Church Ohio2016New Garden United Methodist Church OhioKensington, Ohio Post Office2016Kensington, Ohio Post OfficeKensington, Ohio First Christian Church2016Kensington, Ohio First Christian ChurchHanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Town Hall2016Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Town HallGuilford Lake from dam2016Guilford Lake from damMap of Columbiana County Ohio Highlighting Hanover Township2015Map of Columbiana County Ohio Highlighting Hanover To…MapHostetter Inn2011Hostetter InnSouthern Kensington, Ohio, United States2007Southern Kensington, Ohio, United StatesOHMap-doton-Kensington2007OHMap-doton-KensingtonCornfields of Hanover Township, Columbiana County2007Cornfields of Hanover Township, Columbiana County
On the National Register

3 listings protect 35 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
35
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
Hostetter Inn
Hostetter InnNew Garden Monthly Meetinghouse
Buildings
Hostetter InnBuilding
All 2 listings
New Garden Monthly MeetinghouseBuilding · listed 2022

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Hanover Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000198020002020Peak: 3,749

Between 3,288 and 3,749 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hanover Township’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Butler Township1 historic placeA−Center Township3 historic placesA+West TownshipIts storyB−Guilford LakeIts storyC+

Questions about Hanover Township’s history

What year was Hanover Township founded?

In 1806, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hanover Township’s post office opened in 1827, and the census of 1980 counted 3,288 people here.

How does Hanover Township rank for history?

Hanover Township is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns, #183 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Hanover Township?

3 listings: 2 buildings, among them the Hostetter Inn (listed 1980, the first). 35 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Hanover Township?

16% of Hanover Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1980.

Memory lane

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.