Country United States County Rock GNIS feature ID 1566042 Area 149 ha Area code 608 | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 242 m Local time Wednesday 8:39 PM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Hanover is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is west of Janesville and east of Orfordville. As of the 2010 census, its population was 181.
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Map of Hanover, WI 53576, USA
History
Hanover was originally called Bass Creek. The present name is after Hanover, Germany, the native home of a large share of the early settlers. A post office was established as Bass Creek in 1856 and renamed Hanover in 1859; the post office closed in 2014.
References
Hanover, Wisconsin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA