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History · Hanson

Hanson’s post office opened in 1888, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

1888first post office
0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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How Hanson began

When was Hanson founded?

1888

The Hanson post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 58138 years
Founding year: the first Hanson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hanson’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hanson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1978. Watch Hanson change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hanson’s history is told.

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On the map

Hanson on the map, 1900 to 1978

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

Hanson on the 1900 USGS mapHanson on the 1911 USGS mapHanson on the 1966 USGS mapHanson on the 1978 USGS map1900Sallisaw sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Hanson, in brief

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

Hanson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Hanson had a population of 58. The CDP is in east-central Sequoyah County, at the base of Hanson Mountain, which rises 200 feet (61 m) above the community. Hanson is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Sallisaw, the Sequoyah county seat, and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Muldrow.

Its first post office opened in 1888.

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

Timeline

Hanson, 1888 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Hanson post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1954Post officeThe Hanson post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Every building

Hanson, building by building, 1896–1901

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Hanson fire insurance map, 1896, sheet 11896Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hanson

Nobody well known was born in Hanson itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sim InessAthletics competitor · b. 1930
Cal SmithAmerican country musician · b. 1932
Dallas FrazierAmerican country musician and songwriter · b. 1939
Henry BurrisAmerican and Canadian football player · b. 1975
Joshua L. WheelerAmerican soldier · b. 1975
John JarmanSon of John Henry Jarman I and Gran. · b. 1915
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Hanson had its own post office from 1888 to 1954.

Hanson
1888–1954
18801950today
1cemetery inside Hanson
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hanson’s history

What year was Hanson founded?

The Hanson post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.