Hanford, Iowa Explained

Official Name:	Hanford, Iowa
Pushpin Map:	Iowa
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Iowa
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Cerro Gordo
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	1194
Coordinates:	43.0742°N -93.1417°W
Area Code:	641
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	457228

Hanford is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

A post office was established at Hanford in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.^[1] The community was named for Hanford McNider, the son of an Iowa banker.^[2]

Hanford's population was 22 in 1925.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Cerro Gordo County . Jim Forte Postal History . 19 March 2015.
Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 81.
Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.