New Hanover, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°23′12″N 90°13′38″W / 38.38667°N 90.22722°W / 38.38667; -90.22722

New Hanover
Unincorporated
Name origin: Hanover, Germany hometown of founder
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	11
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Coordinates	38°23′12″N 90°13′38″W / 38.38667°N 90.22722°W / 38.38667; -90.22722
Government	Unincorporated
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62298
Area code	618
Location of New Hanover within Illinois

New Hanover, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It derives its name from Hanover, Germany, of which many of the immediate area's settlers, including notably Henry B. Stehr, its founder, were natives. It was platted and surveyed by Hugo Ropiquet, county surveyor, January 17, 1860. The first house, a frame dwelling, was built by John Karius about 1845. New Hanover also gave its name to a historic precinct of Monroe County, which was carved out of Bluff, and the former Eagle and Fountain Precincts (later renamed Columbia and Waterloo, respectively) in 1875 and comprised the territory surrounding it.^[1]

References

1. ^ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883