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Welcome to Hamburg ...

Hamburg is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hamburg is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hamburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hamburg: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Hamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Hamburg: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Wilcox County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 35 communities that are also named Hamburg - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hamburg ...

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

  • Selma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Selma is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Valley Grande
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newbern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Orrville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Faunsdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Marion Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
  • Massillon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Massillon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Suttle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Suttle is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamburg ...

Looking for more information about Hamburg? 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 Hamburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hamburg.

Adding Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamburg 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 (so far) for Hamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Hamburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.