Welcome to Hamlin ...

Hamlin is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Hamlin is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hamlin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hamlin is within the (585) area code.

The ZIP code for Hamlin: 14464<3>

Websites for Hamlin ...

Official Website: www.hamlinny.org/

Communities Also Named Hamlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hamlin - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hamlin ...

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

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Brockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport
  • Brockport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockport <4>
• Hilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
  • Hilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton <4>
• Albion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Spencerport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
  • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
• Churchville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Holley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Holley is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <4>
• Bergen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
  • Bergen is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergen <4>
• Clarkson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Redman Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
  • Redman Corners is located in Monroe 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 Hamlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamlin ...

Looking for more information about Hamlin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hamlin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hamlin.

Adding Hamlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamlin 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 Hamlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hamlin post office opened in 1861.

We also found Hamlin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hamlin: www.hamlinny.org/

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/