The main part of it was positioned to the north of the river Main stretching from the East of Frankfurt am Main eastwards through the valley of the river Kinzig to Schlüchtern and into the Spessart mountains to Partenstein. Legally not correct the title County of Hanau is used in later literature sometimes also for its territorial predecessor, the Lordship of Hanau.
The primary area of this region was positioned north of the River Main, traversing from Frankfurt am Main's eastern side through the Kinzig valley to Schlüchtern and into the Spessart mountains, with legal references sometimes extending to its historical predecessor, the Lordship of Hanau.