Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Hanover County spans part of Virginia’s Tidewater and Piedmont transition, joining established communities with a broader rural landscape. Across Hanover County, wooded uplands, river corridors, farms and long-settled communities create a varied setting for farms, town centers and transportation corridors. The county’s communities grew through Indigenous history, colonial settlement and transportation routes linking Richmond with the Chesapeake, leaving a legacy in older buildings, roads and land-use patterns. Across Hanover County, education, tourism, agriculture, manufacturing and metropolitan employment support daily life while historic sites and natural areas retain a visible place in the region.