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Hanerville

Ghost town · Dane County, Wisconsin

Stoughton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Stoughton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hanerville is a ghost town in Dane County, Wisconsin. It is one of 11 former communities in Dane County on the federal names register. No county in Wisconsin has more among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hanerville as a historical populated place on the Stoughton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.8756° N, 89.1615° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStoughton
Elevation878 ft
Nearest living townStoughton, WI
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1577627
Coordinates42.87556, -89.16150

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What's there now

Hanerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stoughton, WI (population 13,063), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 878 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hanerville?

Hanerville is in Dane County, Wisconsin, at 42.8756, -89.1615.

How many ghost towns are in Dane County?

Dane County, Wisconsin has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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