Welcome to Hammondsburgh ...

So far, we found very little information about Hammondsburgh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hammondsburgh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hammondsburgh, please Contact Us.

Hammondsburgh would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.

The location of Hammondsburgh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hammondsburgh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hammondsburgh is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hammondsburgh was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Hammondsburgh ...

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

• Indianola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Knoxville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Carlisle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Pleasantville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <5>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Hartford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Saint Charles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Runnells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnells
  • Runnells is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runnells <5>

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 Hammondsburgh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hammondsburgh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hammondsburgh. 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 Hammondsburgh.

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

Adding Hammondsburgh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hammondsburgh in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Hammondsburgh post office opened in 1851.

We also found Hammondsburgh in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammondsburgh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/