Hancock County

Hancock County is the name of ten counties in the United States. All are named for John Hancock who was a leader in the American Revolution. The counties are:

  • Hancock County, Georgia
  • Hancock County, Illinois
  • Hancock County, Indiana
  • Hancock County, Iowa
  • Hancock County, Kentucky
  • Hancock County, Maine
  • Hancock County, Mississippi
  • Hancock County, Ohio
  • Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Hancock County, West Virginia

Read more about Hancock County:  Formerly

Famous quotes containing the words hancock and/or county:

    “It’s red hot, mate. I hate to think of this sort of book getting in the wrong hands. As soon as I’ve finished this, I shall recommend they ban it.”
    —Tony Hancock (1924–1968)

    “It would astonish if not amuse, the older citizens of your County who twelve years ago knew me a stranger, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working on a flat boat—at ten dollars per month to learn that I have been put down here as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)