Incorporated: 1779
Population: 1,655
County Name: Cheshire
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Hancock
PO Box 6
Hancock, NH 03449

Phone: 603-525-4441
Fax: 603-525-4427
Website: www.mv.com/ipusers/hancocknh

Origin:
Hancock started as an unidentified settlement on the Contoocook River, in lands known as "Society land" or Cumberland, which had been reserved for the proprietors of the lands which became New Hampshire. First settled in 1764, the town was named Hancock in 1779 in honor of John Hancock, first governor of Massachusetts, president of the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

More about Hancock:
Every building on Main Street in downtown Hancock is listed on the national Register of Historic Places.

Hancock's Meeting House is home to Paul Revere's #236 bell, which chimes on the hour, day and night. Take a stroll through town, you won't find traditional sidewalks but gravel paths leading from home to home instead. It has a Norman Rockwell feel at every turn.