Welcome to Hammond ...

Hammond is located in Tulare County<1>.

The location of Hammond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hammond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

When the people of Hammond refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hammondite<3>

Hammond is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hammond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hammond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Hammond: This one is located in Tulare County and the other is located in Fresno County.

Beyond California, there are 33 communities that are also named Hammond - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (4), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hammond.

Communities near Hammond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hammond.

• Exeter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
• Woodlake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <5>
• Advance ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Tulare County
• Lemon Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
  • Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove has also been known as:
  • Lemoncove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <5>
• Silver City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Tulare County
• Hartland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Tulare County
• Stony Creek Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
  • Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
• Badger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
• Woodlake Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
  • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
• Milo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Tulare County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hammond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hammond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hammond. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hammond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammond. See our Newspapers Page for Hammond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammond ...

Looking for more information about Hammond? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hammond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hammond.

Adding Hammond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hammond in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hammond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hammond post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/