Hancock Wisconsin Map
Explore Hancock, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Hancock, Wisconsin
How to Use This Hancock, Wisconsin Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hancock, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hancock.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hancock |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Waushara County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.133584 |
| Longitude | -89.523177 |
| Population | 393 |
| Density | 144.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 54943 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Wautoma |
| School District | Tri-County Area School District |
About Hancock, Wisconsin
Hancock is a locality in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 393. The population density is 144.9 people per km². Hancock is located at 44.1336°N, 89.5232°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hancock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54943.Hancock occupies a vast, level expanse of sandy plains that stretch toward the horizon, defined by the quiet stillness of the central Wisconsin landscape. It lies 15.6 miles west of Waushara, WI (from Waushara, WI: bearing 271°T), and is situated 19.1 miles northeast of Adams. The air here holds a crisp, dry quality, carrying the scent of pine needles and turned soil across the fields that surround the shimmering surface of Pine Lake. To the west, the distant silhouette of Elephants Back provides a jagged, blue-tinted anchor to the skyline, while the modest corridor of Dry Creek winds through the lowlands, carving a thin, verdant vein into the earth. Beyond the immediate periphery, the deep woods of the Greenwood Wildlife Area offer a dense, shadowed refuge where the light filters through the canopy in narrow, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of the forest floor.
Hancock carries the deep-rooted imprint of an agricultural heritage, where the sandy soil once dictated a unique economy focused on the resilience of potato farming and vegetable cultivation. The rhythm of daily life moves with a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the heritage of families who cleared these woods and organized the first modest roads. Local life revolves around the persistence of the seasons, from the hard frost of winter to the bustling labor of the harvest, a cycle that shapes the character of those who remain. Though the scale of the landscape is immense, the community maintains a distinct, grounded presence, where a Friday evening meal at a local supper club serves as the primary social tether, binding the inhabitants to the history and the enduring, quiet beauty of the plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Greenwood Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 145° SE
- Big Roche A Cri Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 347° N
- Ice Age Trail - Lm (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 156° SE
- Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 027° NE
- Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 027° NE
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 306° NW
- The Painted Rock (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 185° S
- Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 080° E
- Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 053° NE
- Sand Valley Golf Resort (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 282° W
- Chickadee Rock (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 240° SW
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 238° SW
- Roche-a-Cri State Park (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 238° SW
- Firebowl (Stadium) — 18.8 mi, 087° E
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921 (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 250° W
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 247° SW
- World's Largest Potato Masher (Public Artwork) — 21.5 mi, 000° N
- Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 320° NW
- Stoney Birch Studio (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 320° NW
- Little Plover River Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 001° N
- South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 319° NW
- Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 320° NW
- The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 27.0 mi, 354° N
- Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 354° N
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 263° W · 88k acres
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About This Hancock Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hancock, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.133584, -89.523177. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Hancock includes the ZIP code (54943), telephone area code (715), county seat of Waushara County (Wautoma), and school district assignment (Tri-County Area School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
