Welcome to Hamner ...
Hamner is located in Sumter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Hamner is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hamner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hamner: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Hamner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hamner - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hamner.
Communities near Hamner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hamner.
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Boligee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Giles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
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 Hamner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hamner. 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 Hamner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamner. See our Newspapers Page for Hamner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamner ...
Looking for more information about Hamner? 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 Hamner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hamner.
Adding Hamner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hamner 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 Hamner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hamner post office opened in 1890. The Hamner post office closed in 1959.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamner - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Hamner 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |